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

1295 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1295
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:You are my true and honourable wife,
As dear to me as are the ruddy drops 1
That visit my sad heart.
ATTRIBUTION:Julius Cæsar. Act ii. Sc. 1.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart.—Thomas Gray: The Bard, i. 3, line 12. [back]