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

1130 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1130
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:’T is better to be lowly born,
And range with humble livers in content,
Than to be perked up in a glistering grief,
And wear a golden sorrow.
ATTRIBUTION:King Henry VIII. Act ii. Sc. 3.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.