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 83
Page 60
His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff : you shall seek
all day ere you find them , and when you have them , they are not worth the
search . Ibid . In my school - days , when I had lost one shaft , I shot his fellow of
the ...
His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff : you shall seek
all day ere you find them , and when you have them , they are not worth the
search . Ibid . In my school - days , when I had lost one shaft , I shot his fellow of
the ...
Page 110
Rome , thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods ! Ibid . There was a Brutus once
that would have brook'd The eternal devil to keep his state in Rome As easily as
a king . Ibid . Let me have men about me that are fat , 110 SHAKESPEARE .
Rome , thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods ! Ibid . There was a Brutus once
that would have brook'd The eternal devil to keep his state in Rome As easily as
a king . Ibid . Let me have men about me that are fat , 110 SHAKESPEARE .
Page 152
I have lost the immortal part of myself , and what remains is bestial . Ibid . O thou
invisible spirit of wine , if thou hast no name to be known by , let us call thee devil
! Bid . O God , that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their ...
I have lost the immortal part of myself , and what remains is bestial . Ibid . O thou
invisible spirit of wine , if thou hast no name to be known by , let us call thee devil
! Bid . O God , that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their ...
Page 173
There is no hate lost between us.3 The Witch . Act iv . Sc . 3 . Let the air strike our
tune , Whilst we show reverence to yond peeping moon . * Act v . Sc . 2 . Black
spirits and white , red spirits and gray , Mingle , mingle , mingle , you that mingle ...
There is no hate lost between us.3 The Witch . Act iv . Sc . 3 . Let the air strike our
tune , Whilst we show reverence to yond peeping moon . * Act v . Sc . 2 . Black
spirits and white , red spirits and gray , Mingle , mingle , mingle , you that mingle ...
Page 178
There shall be no love lost.1 Every Man out of his Humour . Act ii . Sc . 1 . Still to
be neat , still to be drest , As you were going to a feast . ? Epicæne ; Or , the Silent
Woman . Act i . Sc . 1 . Give me a look , give me a face , That makes simplicity a ...
There shall be no love lost.1 Every Man out of his Humour . Act ii . Sc . 1 . Still to
be neat , still to be drest , As you were going to a feast . ? Epicæne ; Or , the Silent
Woman . Act i . Sc . 1 . Give me a look , give me a face , That makes simplicity a ...
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 hold honour hope hour human Ibid JOHN 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 |