John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1915 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1915 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Your monument shall be my gentle verse, Which eyes not yet created shall o’er-read, And tongues to be your being shall rehearse When all the breathers of this world are dead; You still shall live—such virtue hath my pen— Where breath most breathes, even in the mouths of men. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Sonnet lxxxi. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |