Maiden

Famous quotes containing the word maiden:

    “I pluck this pale and maiden blossom here.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “A maiden marries to please her parents; a widow to please herself.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “That is the man all tattered and torn
    That kissed the maiden all forlorn”
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. The House That Jack Built (l. 29–30)