John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1293 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1293 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Boy! Lucius! Fast asleep? It is no matter; Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber: Thou hast no figures nor no fantasies, Which busy care draws in the brains of men; Therefore thou sleep’st so sound. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Julius Cæsar. Act ii. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |