Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bertram, Count of Rousillon

beloved by Helena, the hero of Shakespeare's comedy, All's Well that Ends Well.

“I cannot reconcile, my heart to Bertram, a man noble without generosity, and young without truth; who marries Helena as a coward, and leaves her as a profligate.” —Dr. Johnson.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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