42 NATURAL HISTORY OF SHAKESPEARE. 
lago. . . . the wine she drinks is made of 
grapes: 
Othello, Actii. Scene i. 
Menenius. The tartness of his face sours ripe 
grapes. 
Coriolanus, Act v. Scene 4. 
Even as poor birds, deceived with painted grapes, 
Venus and Adonis. . 
PLUMS. 
Cardinal. What, art thou lame ? 
Simp cox. Ay, 
Suffolk. How cam’st thou so ? 
Simpcox. A fall off of a tree. 
Wife . A plum-tree, master. 
Gloucester. ’Mass, thou lov’dst plums well, that 
wouldst venture so. 
King Henry VI., Part II. Act ii. Scene 1. 
Constance. . . . go to it’ grandam, child ; 
Give grandam kingdom, and it’ grandam will 
Give it a plum, 
King John, Actii. Scene 1. 
The mellow plum doth fall, the green sticks fast, 
Or being early pluck’d is sour to taste. 
Venus and Adonis. 
Like a green plum that hangs upon a tree, 
And falls, through wind, before the fall should be. 
Passionate Pilgrim, viii. 
