John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1570 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 1570 |
AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
QUOTATION: | They are the abstract and brief chronicles of the time: after your death you were better have a bad epitaph than their ill report while you live. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Hamlet. Act ii. Sc. 2. [text] |
WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |