Preferment goes by letter and affection, And not by old gradation, where each second Stood heir to th's first.


Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies (ed. 1623)

William Shakespeare Quotes

Preferment goes by letter and affection, And not by old gradation, where each second Stood heir to th's first.

Preferment goes by letter and affection, And not by old gradation, where each second Stood heir to th's first.

Preferment goes by letter and affection, And not by old gradation, where each second Stood heir to th's first.

Preferment goes by letter and affection, And not by old gradation, where each second Stood heir to th's first.