Shadow and Substance. Grocott's Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?

Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.

Shadow and Substance


We lose what is certain while we are seeking what is uncertain. Riley’s Plautus.—The Pseudolus, Act II. Scene 3.	1
The dog and the shadow. Æsop’s Fables.	2
No, no! I am but shadow of myself: You are deceived, my substance is not here. Shakespeare.—King Henry VI., Part I. Act II. Scene 3. (Talbot to the Countess.)	3
Love like a shadow flies, when substance love pursues; Pursuing that that flies, and flying what pursues. Shakespeare.—Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II. Scene 2. (Ford to Falstaff.)	4
If once, the shadow to pursue, We let the substance out of view. Churchill.—The Ghost, Book III.	5
Grasping at shadows, let the substance slip. Dedication to Churchill’s Sermons and Farewell.	6