John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1478 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1478 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | It faded on the crowing of the cock. Some say that ever ’gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour’s birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long: And then, they say, no spirit dares stir 1 abroad; The nights are wholesome; then no planets strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallow’d and so gracious is the time. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hamlet. Act i. Sc. 1. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. ”Can walk” in White. [back] |