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

1759 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1759
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:’T is the curse of service,
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to the first.
ATTRIBUTION:Othello. Act i. Sc. 1.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.