In 1462 this phrase showed up in The Paston Letters, "I wold not be in a folis paradyce." Over one hundred years later Shakespeare used it in Romeo and Juliet. (source)
The phrase means a state of happiness based on false hope.
In 1462 this phrase showed up in The Paston Letters, "I wold not be in a folis paradyce." Over one hundred years later Shakespeare used it in Romeo and Juliet. (source)
The phrase means a state of happiness based on false hope.
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