John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5870 Pery Bysshe Shelley 1792-1822 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5870 |
| AUTHOR: | Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) |
| QUOTATION: | You lie—under a mistake, 1 For this is the most civil sort of lie That can be given to a man’s face. I now Say what I think. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Translation of Calderon’s Magico Prodigioso. Scene i. |
| WORKS: | Percy Bysshe Shelley Collection. |
| Note 1. See Swift, Quotation 36. [back] |