John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2161 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2161 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (1577–1640) |
| QUOTATION: | “Let me not live,” saith Aretine’s Antonia, “if I had not rather hear thy discourse than see a play.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part iii. Sect. 1, Memb. 1, Subsect. 1. |