John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1400 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1400 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | A falcon, towering in her pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawk’d at and kill’d. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Macbeth. Act ii. Sc. 4. 1 [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. Act ii. sc. 2 in Dyce and White; Act ii. sc. 3 in Staunton. [back] |