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

1074 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1074
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Main chance. 1
ATTRIBUTION:King Henry VI. Part II. Act i. Sc. 1.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
Have a care o’ th’ main chance.—Samuel Butler: Hudibras, part ii. canto ii.

Be careful still of the main chance.—John Dryden: Persius, satire vi. [back]