John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2015 Thomas Middleton 1580-1627 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2015 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Middleton (1580–1627) |
| QUOTATION: | The world ’s a stage on which all parts are played. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Game of Chess. Act v. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, As You Like It, Quotation 36. [back] |