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] |