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

1457 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1457
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:My way of life
Is fall’n into the sere, the yellow leaf;
And that which should accompany old age,
As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends,
I must not look to have; but in their stead
Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath,
Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not.
ATTRIBUTION:Macbeth. Act v. Sc. 3.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.