John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| William Shakespeare. (1564–1616) (continued) |
| 1704 |
| I am more an antique Roman than a Dane. |
| Hamlet. Act v. Sc. 2. |
| 1705 |
| Absent thee from felicity awhile. |
| Hamlet. Act v. Sc. 2. |
| 1706 |
| The rest is silence. |
| Hamlet. Act v. Sc. 2. |
| 1707 |
| Although the last, not least. |
| King Lear. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 1708 |
| Nothing will come of nothing. |
| King Lear. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 1709 |
| Mend your speech a little, Lest it may mar your fortunes. |
| King Lear. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 1710 |
| I want that glib and oily art, To speak and purpose not. |
| King Lear. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 1711 |
| A still-soliciting eye, and such a tongue As I am glad I have not. |
| King Lear. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 1712 |
| Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides. |
| King Lear. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 1713 |
| As if we were villains by necessity; fools by heavenly compulsion. |
| King Lear. Act i. Sc. 2. |
| 1714 |
| That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in; and the best of me is diligence. |
| King Lear. Act i. Sc. 4. |
| 1715 |
| Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend! |
| King Lear. Act i. Sc. 4. |
| 1716 |
| How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is To have a thankless child! |
| King Lear. Act i. Sc. 4. |
| 1717 |
| Striving to better, oft we mar what ’s well. |
| King Lear. Act i. Sc. 4. |
| 1718 |
| Hysterica passio, down, thou climbing sorrow, Thy element ’s below. |
| King Lear. Act ii. Sc. 4. |
| 1719 |
| Nature in you stands on the very verge Of her confine. |
| King Lear. Act ii. Sc. 4. |
| 1720 |
| Necessity’s sharp pinch! |
| King Lear. Act ii. Sc. 4. |
| 1721 |
| Let not women’s weapons, water-drops, Stain my man’s cheeks! |
| King Lear. Act ii. Sc. 4. |
| 1722 |
| Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow! |
| King Lear. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 1723 |
| I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness. |
| King Lear. Act iii. Sc. 2. |