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

834 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:834
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:The spinsters and the knitters in the sun
And the free maids that weave their thread with bones
Do use to chant it: it is silly sooth,
And dallies with the innocence of love,
Like the old age.
ATTRIBUTION:Twelfth Night. Act ii. Sc. 4.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.