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

458 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:458
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:No ceremony that to great ones ’longs,
Not the king’s crown, nor the deputed sword,
The marshal’s truncheon, nor the judge’s robe,
Become them with one half so good a grace
As mercy does. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Measure for Measure. Act ii. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
Compare Portia’s words in Merchant of Venice, act iv. sc. 1. [back]