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] |