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

1307 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1307
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
Thou art the ruins of the noblest man
That ever lived in the tide of times.
ATTRIBUTION:Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 1.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.