dots-menu
×

Home  »  Familiar Quotations  »  980 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

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

980 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:980
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:All plumed like estridges that with the wind
Baited like eagles having lately bathed;
Glittering in golden coats, like images;
As full of spirit as the month of May,
And gorgeous as the sun at midsummer.
ATTRIBUTION:King Henry IV. Part I. Act iv. Sc. 1.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.