Did William Shakespeare say “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”?

Did William Shakespeare say “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”?

Found word for word. Yes. The text appears in works attributed to William Shakespeare. Source and location below.

But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief That thou her maid art far more fair than she. Be not her maid, since she is envious. Her vestal livery is but sick and green, And none but fools do wear it. Cast it off. It is my lady; O, it is my love! O that she knew she we
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — William Shakespeare, Scene II. Capulet's orchard. · ¶4573 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #100 · source

Jul. 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd, Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title. Romeo,
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet — William Shakespeare, Scene II. Capulet's orchard. · ¶310 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #1112 · source

What's in a name? that we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet!
Mémoires de Hector Berlioz comprenant ses voyages en Italie, en Allemagne, en Russie et en Angleterre, 1803-1865 — Louis Hector Berlioz, ¶1459 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #26370 · source

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