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

632 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:632
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:In my school-days, when I had lost one shaft,
I shot his fellow of the selfsame flight
The selfsame way, with more advised watch,
To find the other forth; and by adventuring both,
I oft found both.
ATTRIBUTION:The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. 1.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.