John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1040 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1040 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Turn him to any cause of policy, The Gordian knot of it he will unloose, Familiar as his garter: that when he speaks, The air, a chartered libertine, is still. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | King Henry V. Act i. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |