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

39 Geoffrey Chauer 1340-1400 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:39
AUTHOR:Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400)
QUOTATION:Mordre wol out, that see we day by day. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Canterbury Tales. The Nonnes Preestes Tale. Line 15058.
 
Note 1.
Murder, though it have no tongue, will speak
With most miraculous organ.
William Shakespeare: Hamlet, act ii. sc. 2. [back]