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

452 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:452
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:He arrests him on it;
And follows close the rigour of the statute,
To make him an example.
ATTRIBUTION:Measure for Measure. Act i. Sc. 4. 1  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
Act i. Sc. 5, in White, Singer, and Knight. [back]