John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
325 George Chapman 1559?-1634 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 325 |
| AUTHOR: | George Chapman (1559?–1634) |
| QUOTATION: | To put a girdle round about the world. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Bussy D’Ambois. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| WORKS: | George Chapman Collection. |
| Note 1. I ’ll put a girdle round about the earth.—William Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream, act ii. sc. 1. [back] |