John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1683 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1683 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Lay her i’ the earth: And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring! 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hamlet. Act v. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. And from his ashes may be made The violet of his native land. Alfred Tennyson: In Memoriam, xviii. [back] |