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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

1729 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1729
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Poor naked wretches, wheresoe’er you are,
That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm,
How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides,
Your looped and windowed raggedness, defend you
From seasons such as these?
ATTRIBUTION:King Lear. Act iii. Sc. 4.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.