John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1409 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1409 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | We have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Macbeth. Act iii. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |