John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
903 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 903 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | O, who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Caucasus? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast? Or wallow naked in December snow By thinking on fantastic summer’s heat? O, no! the apprehension of the good Gives but the greater feeling to the worse. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | King Richard II. Act i. Sc. 3. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |