burn
“daylight,”
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, ii. 1.
47
; ROMEO AND JULIET, i. 4.
43. A proverbial expression derived from the lighting of candles or lamps by day, and
applied to wasting time in superfluous acts.
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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