John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1515 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1515 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops 1 of steel. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hamlet. Act i. Sc. 3. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. ”Hooks” in Singer. [back] |