John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3025 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3025 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | Whistling to keep myself from being afraid. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Amphitryon. Act iii. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. Whistling aloud to bear his courage up.—Robert Blair: The Grave, line 58. [back] |