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

1082 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1082
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Is not this a lamentable thing, that of the skin of an innocent lamb should be made parchment? that parchment, being scribbled o’er, should undo a man?
ATTRIBUTION:King Henry VI. Part II. Act iv. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.