John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
661 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 661 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | All things that are, Are with more spirit chased than enjoy’d. How like a younker or a prodigal The scarfed bark puts from her native bay, Hugg’d and embraced by the strumpet wind! How like the prodigal doth she return, With over-weather’d ribs and ragged sails, Lean, rent, and beggar’d by the strumpet wind! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Merchant of Venice. Act ii. Sc. 6. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |