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

1683 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1683
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:Lay her i’ the earth:
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring! 1
ATTRIBUTION:Hamlet. Act v. Sc. 1.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
Alfred Tennyson: In Memoriam, xviii. [back]