John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1404 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1404 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, And put a barren sceptre in my gripe, Thence to be wrench’d with an unlineal hand, No son of mine succeeding. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Macbeth. Act iii. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |