John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
471 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 471 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | The weariest and most loathed worldly life That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment Can lay on nature, is a paradise To what we fear of death. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Measure for Measure. Act iii. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |