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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

737 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:737
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Under the shade of melancholy boughs,
Lose and neglect the creeping hours of time;
If ever you have look’d on better days,
If ever been where bells have knoll’d to church,
If ever sat at any good man’s feast.
ATTRIBUTION:As You Like It. Act ii. Sc. 7.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.