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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]