Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 78
Page 39
This is the thing that I was born to do . Stanza 100 . And who ( in time ) knows
whither we may vent The treasure of our tongue ? To what strange shores This
gain of our best glory shall be sent T enrich unknowing nations with our stores ?
This is the thing that I was born to do . Stanza 100 . And who ( in time ) knows
whither we may vent The treasure of our tongue ? To what strange shores This
gain of our best glory shall be sent T enrich unknowing nations with our stores ?
Page 54
I was not born under a rhyming planet . Sc . 2 . Done to death by slanderous
tongues . Sc . 3 . Or , having sworn too hard a keeping oath , Study to break it and
not break my troth . Love's Labour's Lost . Act i . Sc . 1 . Light seeking light doth
light ...
I was not born under a rhyming planet . Sc . 2 . Done to death by slanderous
tongues . Sc . 3 . Or , having sworn too hard a keeping oath , Study to break it and
not break my troth . Love's Labour's Lost . Act i . Sc . 1 . Light seeking light doth
light ...
Page 118
Besides , this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek , hath been So clear in
his great office , that his virtues Will plead like angels , trumpet - tongued , against
The deep damnation of his taking - off ; And pity , like a naked new - born babe ...
Besides , this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek , hath been So clear in
his great office , that his virtues Will plead like angels , trumpet - tongued , against
The deep damnation of his taking - off ; And pity , like a naked new - born babe ...
Page 130
Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence . Ibid . Ham . The air bites
shrewdly ; it is very cold . Hor . It is a nipping and an eager air . Sc . 4 . But to my
mind , though I am native here And to the manner born , it is a custom More
honoured ...
Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence . Ibid . Ham . The air bites
shrewdly ; it is very cold . Hor . It is a nipping and an eager air . Sc . 4 . But to my
mind , though I am native here And to the manner born , it is a custom More
honoured ...
Page 133
The time is out of joint : O cursed spite , That ever I was born to set it right ! Ibid .
The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind , A savageness in unreclaimed blood . Act
ii . Sc . 1 . This is the very ecstasy of love . Ibid . Brevity is the soul of wit.1 Sc . 2 .
The time is out of joint : O cursed spite , That ever I was born to set it right ! Ibid .
The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind , A savageness in unreclaimed blood . Act
ii . Sc . 1 . This is the very ecstasy of love . Ibid . Brevity is the soul of wit.1 Sc . 2 .
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Act ii angels bear beauty better blessed Book born breath Canto Chap comes dark dead dear death doth dream earth face fair fall fear feel fire flower fool give grave grow hand happy hath head hear heart heaven honour hope hour human Ibid JOHN kind king land learned leave light Line live look Lord lost man's Maxim mind morning nature never night o'er once peace pleasure poor proverb reason rise rose round Shakespeare sleep song soul sound speak Speech spirit stand Stanza stars sweet tears tell thee things THOMAS thou thought thousand true truth turn virtue wind wise woman young youth
Bibliographic information
| Title | Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature |
| Compiled by | John Bartlett |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, and Company, 1894 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2014 |
| Length | 1158 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |