John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
642 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 642 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Ships are but boards, sailors but men: there be land-rats and water-rats, water-thieves and land-thieves. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. 3. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |