John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9370 Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas 1544-1590 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9370 |
| AUTHOR: | Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (1544–1590) |
| QUOTATION: | Will change the pebbles of our puddly thought To orient pearls. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Second Week, Third Day, Part i. |
| Note 1. See Milton, Quotation 125. Orient pearls.—William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, act iv. sc. 1. [back] |