Who Originally Worte it??????

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Who first wrote "All's Fair In Love and War"? I can't find it in Shakespeare, though it sounds like something he would say. Who wrote it - does anybody know? Where are we quoting this from????????

― Kay Morgon, Monday, 15 March 2004 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

what hath God worte?

― hstencil, Monday, 15 March 2004 23:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Hog wortes

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Monday, 15 March 2004 23:34 (twenty-two years ago)

st. john's worte

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 15 March 2004 23:38 (twenty-two years ago)

worted wool

― Broheems (diamond), Monday, 15 March 2004 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

It's supposed to be from a novel, Frank Fairlegh, by an early nineteenth century novelist called Francis Edward Smedley. Smedley died in 1864. According to the BL catalogue it was last published in 1904.

The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war.

The proverb has been traced back to John Lyly's 'Euphues' (1578).
First attested in the United States in 'Horse-Shoe Robinson' (1835).
The proverb is found in varying forms.

from Poetry Archivesv @ eMule.com

― ..., Monday, 15 March 2004 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Smedley!

― O.Leee.B. (Leee), Monday, 15 March 2004 23:43 (twenty-two years ago)

KAYNE WEST

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 15 March 2004 23:46 (twenty-two years ago)

YEAAH KANYE WETS DID IT BIOTCH

― dean! (deangulberry), Monday, 15 March 2004 23:52 (twenty-two years ago)

a brief history of "All's Fair In Love and War"

c.f. 1578: Lyly Eupheus I.236: Anye impietie may lawfully be committed in loue, which is lawlesse.

1620: Cervantes Don Quixote II.xxi (trans Shelton): Love and warre are all one...it is lawfull to use sleights and stratagems to .. attaine the wished end.

1845 G.P.R. James Smuggler II. iv: In love and war, every stratagem is fair, they say.

1850 F.E. Smedley Frank Farleigh xlix: 'You opened the letter!' .. 'How was I to read it if I hadn't? All's .. fair in love and war, you know.'

1972 J.I.M. Stewart Palace of Art xii: 'Do you really suppose I would tell?' he demanded coldly. 'Might do. All's fair in—.'

1986 S. Brett Nice Class of Corpse xl: Then Eulali's eyees narrowed and she looked hard at her companion. 'Do you believe that all is fair in love and war?'

― , Tuesday, 16 March 2004 00:32 (twenty-two years ago)

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