John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2273 Robert Herrik 1591-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2273 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Herrick (1591–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Sorrows Succeed. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, Hamlet, Quotation 196. [back] |