John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1686 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1686 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | I thought thy bride-bed to have deck’d, sweet maid, And not have strew’d thy grave. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hamlet. Act v. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |