Who is unknown. the unfaithful shepherdess?

Famous quotes containing the words unknown, unfaithful and/or shepherdess:

    It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom.
    Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    Of course, the comic figure in all this is the long-suffering Mr. Wilkes. Mr. Wilkes—who can’t be mentally faithful to his wife and won’t be unfaithful to her technically.
    Sidney Howard (1891–1939)

    Adieu Love, adieu Love, untrue Love,
    —Unknown. The Unfaithful Shepherdess (l. 7)