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

468 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:468
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:The sense of death is most in apprehension;
And the poor beetle, that we tread upon,
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
ATTRIBUTION:Measure for Measure. Act iii. Sc. 1.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.