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

1538 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1538
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain!
My tables,—meet it is I set it down,
That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain:
At least I ’m sure it may be so in Denmark.
ATTRIBUTION:Hamlet. Act i. Sc. 5.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.