John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1099 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1099 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Lord, Lord! methought, what pain it was to drown! What dreadful noise of waters in mine ears! What ugly sights of death within mine eyes! Methought I saw a thousand fearful wrecks, Ten thousand men that fishes gnawed upon, Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl, Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels, All scattered in the bottom of the sea: Some lay in dead men’s skulls; and in those holes Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept, As ’t were in scorn of eyes, reflecting gems. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | King Richard III. Act i. Sc. 4. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |