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

1796 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1796
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul,
But I do love thee! and when I love thee not,
Chaos is come again. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Othello. Act iii. Sc. 3.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
For he being dead, with him is beauty slain,
And, beauty dead, black chaos comes again.
Venus and Adonis. [back]