John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1290 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1290 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma, or a hideous dream: The Genius and the mortal instruments Are then in council; and the state of man, Like to a little kingdom, suffers then The nature of an insurrection. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Julius Cæsar. Act ii. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |