John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1396 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1396 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Confusion now hath made his masterpiece! Most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope The Lord’s anointed temple, and stole thence The life o’ the building! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Macbeth. Act ii. Sc. 3. 1 [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. Act ii. sc. 1 in Dyce and White; Act ii. sc. 2 in Staunton. [back] |