John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1917 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1917 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Do not drop in for an after-loss. Ah, do not, when my heart hath ’scap’d this sorrow, Come in the rearward of a conquer’d woe; Give not a windy night a rainy morrow, To linger out a purpos’d overthrow. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Sonnet xc. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |