Faint Heart never won fair maiden?

StevieBoy | 22:20 Thu 27th Mar 2003 | Phrases & Sayings

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Where did the phrase 'Faint heart never won fair maiden originate? Cervantes? Shakespeare? Is it 'Never' or 'Ne'er'? and is it 'Lady' or 'Maiden'

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The version I've always known is "Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady" and it's been attributed to (amongst others) Cervantes from "Don Quixote".

Rabbie Burns certainly wrote: "Faint heart ne'er wan a lady fair", but he may well have been paraphrasing Cervantes, of course.

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