Lorenzo says, in the “Merchant of Venice,” “The man that hath no music in himself,” etc. Commonly changed to “music in his soul.”
The line in Milton’s “Lycidas,” “fresh woods and pastures new,” is usually misquoted, “fresh fields,” etc.
Prior’s “fine by degrees and beautifully less” is usually rendered “small by degrees,” etc.
Francis Quarles wrote:
“Our God and soldier we alike adore,
E’en at the brink of ruin, not before;
After deliverance both alike requited,
Our God’s forgotten and our soldier’s slighted.”
Usually quoted:
“God and the doctor we alike adore.”