John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
578 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 578 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Love’s Labour ’s Lost. Act v. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |