Shakespeare Words
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If Shakespeare wrote it, we've Shmooped it.
Bleach
Popularized in Love's Labour's Lost“ | When shepherds pipe on oaten straws | |
| And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks, | ||
| When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws, | ||
| And maidens bleach their summer smocks | ||
| The cuckoo then, on every tree, | ||
| Mocks married men; for thus sings he, Cuckoo; | ||
| Cuckoo, cuckoo: O word of fear, | ” |
Four centuries later, and people are still bleaching their clothes, teeth, hair—you name it. It turns out even Shakespeare's crowd could appreciate a clean outfit. |
Tag: Love's Labour's Lost