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

1140 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1140
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Say, Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory,
And sounded all the depths and shoals of honour,
Found thee a way, out of his wreck, to rise in;
A sure and safe one, though thy master missed it.
ATTRIBUTION:King Henry VIII. Act iii. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.