John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4292 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4292 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | Luke’s iron crown, and Damien’s bed of steel. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Traveller. Line 436. |
| Note 1. When Davies asked for an explanation of “Luke’s iron crown,” Goldsmith referred him to a book called “Géographie Curieuse,” and added that by “Damien’s bed of-steel” he meant the rack.—Granger: Letters, (1805), p. 52. [back] |