John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1420 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1420 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | The time has been, That when the brains were out the man would die, And there an end; but now they rise again, With twenty mortal murders on their crowns, And push us from our stools. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Macbeth. Act iii. Sc. 4. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |