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

863 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:863
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:When you do dance, I wish you
A wave o’ the sea, 1 that you might ever do
Nothing but that.
ATTRIBUTION:The Winter’s Tale. Act iv. Sc. 4.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
Like a wave of the sea.—James i. 6. [back]