John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
William Shakespeare 1564-1616 King Henry VI Part I John Bartlett 1919 Familiar Quotations
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| Hung be the heavens with black, yield day to night! |
| King Henry VI. Part I. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 2 |
| Halcyon days. |
| King Henry VI. Part I. Act i. Sc. 2. |
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| Between two hawks, which flies the higher pitch; Between two dogs, which hath the deeper mouth; Between two blades, which bears the better temper; Between two horses, which doth bear him best; Between two girls, which hath the merriest eye,— I have perhaps some shallow spirit of judgment; But in these nice sharp quillets of the law, Good faith, I am no wiser than a daw. |
| King Henry VI. Part I. Act ii. Sc. 4. |
| 4 |
| Delays have dangerous ends. 1 |
| King Henry VI. Part I. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| 5 |
| She ’s beautiful, and therefore to be wooed; She is a woman, therefore to be won. |
| King Henry VI. Part I. Act v. Sc. 3. |
| Note 1. All delays are dangerous in war.—John Dryden: Tyrannic Love, act i. sc. 1. [back] |