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

695 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:695
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:You take my house when you do take the prop
That doth sustain my house; you take my life
When you do take the means whereby I live.
ATTRIBUTION:The Merchant of Venice. Act iv. Sc. 1.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.