John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1229 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 1229 |
AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
QUOTATION: | My man ’s as true as steel. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Romeo and Juliet. Act ii. Sc. 4. [text] |
WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
Note 1. True as steel.—Geoffrey Chaucer: Troilus and Creseide, book v. Compare Troilus and Cressida, act iii. sc. 2. [back] |