John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1562 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1562 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | This goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o’erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours. What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hamlet. Act ii. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |