John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
511 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 511 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot, 1 he is all mirth. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Much Ado about Nothing. Act iii. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. From the crown of his head to the sole of the foot.—Pliny the Elder: Natural History, book vii. chap. xvii. Beaumont and Fletcher: The Honest Man’s Fortune, act ii. sc. 2. Thomas Middleton: A Mad World, etc. [back] |