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

1590 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1590
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o’erstep not the modesty of nature.
ATTRIBUTION:Hamlet. Act iii. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.