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

289 John Lyly 1554?-1606 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:289
AUTHOR:John Lyly (1554?–1606)
QUOTATION:Lette me stande to the maine chance. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Euphues, 1579 (Arber’s reprint), page 104.
 
Note 1.
The main chance.—William Shakespeare: 1 Henry VI. act i. sc. 1. Samuel Butler: Hudibras, part ii. canto ii. John Dryden: Persius, satire vi. [back]