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

1910 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1910
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea,
But sad mortality o’ersways their power,
How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea,
Whose action is no stronger than a flower?
ATTRIBUTION:Sonnet lxv.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.