John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2196 Thomas Heywood 1574?-1641 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2196 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Heywood (1574?–1641) |
| QUOTATION: | The world ’s a theatre, the earth a stage Which God and Nature do with actors fill. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apology for Actors (1612). |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, As You Like It, Quotation 36. [back] |