John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
394 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 394 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff As dreams are made on; and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Tempest. Act iv. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |