John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
613 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 613 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, 1 man’s hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream was. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Act iv. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard.—1 Corinthians, ii. 9. [back] |