John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| William Shakespeare. (1564–1616) (continued) |
| 1306 |
| Though last, not least in love. 1 |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 1. |
| 1307 |
| O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers! Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 1. |
| 1308 |
| Cry “Havoc,” and let slip the dogs of war. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 1. |
| 1309 |
| Romans, countrymen, and lovers! hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1310 |
| Not that I loved Cæsar less, but that I loved Rome more. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1311 |
| Who is here so base that would be a bondman? |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1312 |
| If any, speak; for him have I offended. I pause for a reply. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1313 |
| Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Cæsar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1314 |
| For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all, all honourable men. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1315 |
| When that the poor have cried, Cæsar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1316 |
| O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1317 |
| But yesterday the word of Cæsar might Have stood against the world; now lies he there, And none so poor to do him reverence. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1318 |
| If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1319 |
| See what a rent the envious Casca made. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1320 |
| This was the most unkindest cut of all. |
| Julius Cæsar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| Note 1. Though last not least.—Edmund Spenser: Colin Clout, line 444. [back] |