when the furze is in bloom, my love’s in tune
- when the furze is in bloom, my love’s in tune
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1752 Poor Robin’s Almanack Aug. B3v Dog-days are in he’ll say’s the reason Why kissing now is out of season: but Joan says furze [gorse] in bloom still, and she’ll be kiss’d if she’s her will.
1908 Spectator 9 May 740 At almost any season of the year gorse can be found in..flower... When the furze is in bloom, my love’s in tune.
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when the gorse is out of bloom, kissing’s out of fashion — Quots. 1846, 1860, and 2002 explain the rationale behind this proverb and also the parallel saying when the furze is in bloom, my love’s in tune. 1846 M. A. DENHAM Proverbs relating to Seasons, etc. 12 When whins [gorse] are out of bloom,… … Proverbs new dictionary
love — noun see love and a cough cannot be hid love begets love love is blind love laughs at locksmiths love makes the world go round love will find a way … Proverbs new dictionary
tune — see why should the devil have all the best tunes? a dripping June sets all in tune when the furze is in bloom, my love’s in tune there’s many a good tune played on an old fiddle he that lives in hope dances to an ill tune … Proverbs new dictionary
bloom — see when the furze is in bloom, my love’s in tune when the gorse is out of bloom, kissing’s out of fashion … Proverbs new dictionary
furze — see when the furze is in bloom, my love’s in tune … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
