John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| William Shakespeare. (1564–1616) (continued) |
| 1260 |
| Her beauty makes This vault a feasting presence full of light. |
| Romeo and Juliet. Act v. Sc. 3. |
| 1261 |
| Beauty’s ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, And death’s pale flag is not advanced there. |
| Romeo and Juliet. Act v. Sc. 3. |
| 1262 |
| Eyes, look your last! Arms, take your last embrace! |
| Romeo and Juliet. Act v. Sc. 3. |
| 1263 |
| But flies an eagle flight, bold and forth on, Leaving no tract behind. |
| Timon of Athens. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 1264 |
| Here ’s that which is too weak to be a sinner,—honest water, which ne’er left man i’ the mire. |
| Timon of Athens. Act i. Sc. 2. |
| 1265 |
| Immortal gods, I crave no pelf; I pray for no man but myself; Grant I may never prove so fond, To trust man on his oath or bond. |
| Timon of Athens. Act i. Sc. 2. |
| 1266 |
| Men shut their doors against a setting sun. |
| Timon of Athens. Act i. Sc. 2. |
| 1267 |
| Every room Hath blazed with lights and bray’d with minstrelsy. |
| Timon of Athens. Act ii. Sc. 2. |
| 1268 |
| ’T is lack of kindly warmth. |
| Timon of Athens. Act ii. Sc. 2. |
| 1269 |
| Every man has his fault, and honesty is his. |
| Timon of Athens. Act iii. Sc. 1. |
| 1270 |
| Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy. |
| Timon of Athens. Act iii. Sc. 5. |
| 1271 |
| We have seen better days. |
| Timon of Athens. Act iv. Sc. 2. |
| 1272 |
| Are not within the leaf of pity writ. |
| Timon of Athens. Act iv. Sc. 3. |
| 1273 |
| I ’ll example you with thievery: The sun ’s a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea; the moon ’s an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun; The sea ’s a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears; the earth ’s a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen From general excrement: each thing ’s a thief. |
| Timon of Athens. Act iv. Sc. 3. |
| 1274 |
| Life’s uncertain voyage. |
| Timon of Athens. Act v. Sc. 1. |