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

1637 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1637
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:O shame! where is thy blush? Rebellious hell,
If thou canst mutine in a matron’s bones,
To flaming youth let virtue be as wax,
And melt in her own fire: proclaim no shame
When the compulsive ardour gives the charge,
Since frost itself as actively doth burn,
And reason panders will.
ATTRIBUTION:Hamlet. Act iii. Sc. 4.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.