John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
734 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 734 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | If ladies be but young and fair, They have the gift to know it; and in his brain, Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit After a voyage, he hath strange places cramm’d With observation, the which he vents In mangled forms. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | As You Like It. Act ii. Sc. 7. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |