Vol. 08 · Shakespeare ·The Merchant of Venice, Act II.vii ·The Prince of Morocco
"All that glitters is not gold."
Not quite the line.
How it's usually quoted
"All that glitters is not gold."
What Shakespeare actually wrote
"All that glisters is not gold." The Prince of Morocco — The Merchant of Venice, Act II.vii
Why it matters
"Glister" was the Elizabethan form; "glitter" replaced it in everyday English by 1800. Editions differ on whether to modernise.
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