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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

1019 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1019
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:O sleep, O gentle sleep,
Nature’s soft nurse! how have I frighted thee,
That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down
And steep my senses in forgetfulness?
ATTRIBUTION:King Henry IV. Part II. Act iii. Sc. 1.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.