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

Page 148

William Shakespeare. (1564–1616) (continued)

1740

Mastiff, greyhound, mongrel grim,
Hound or spaniel, brach or lym,
Or bobtail tike or trundle-tail.

King Lear. Act iii. Sc. 6.

1741

I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.

King Lear. Act iii. Sc. 7.

1742

The lowest and most dejected thing of fortune.

King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 1.

1743

The worst is not
So long as we can say, “This is the worst.”

King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 1.

1744

Patience and sorrow strove
Who should express her goodliest.

King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 3.

1745

Half way down
Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!
Methinks he seems no bigger than his head:
The fishermen that walk upon the beach
Appear like mice.

King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 6.

1746

Nature ’s above art in that respect.

King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 6.

1747

Ay, every inch a king.

King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 6.

1748

Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination.

King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 6.

1749

A man may see how this world goes with no eyes. Look with thine ears: see how yond justice rails upon yond simple thief. Hark, in thine ear: change places; and, handy-dandy, which is the justice, which is the thief?

King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 6.

1750

Through tatter’d clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furr’d gowns hide all.

King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 6.

1751

Mine enemy’s dog,
Though he had bit me, should have stood that night
Against my fire.

King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 7.

1752

Pray you now, forget and forgive.

King Lear. Act iv. Sc. 7.

1753

Upon such sacrifices, my Cordelia,
The gods themselves throw incense.

King Lear. Act v. Sc. 3.

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