John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4342 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4342 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | A night-cap deck’d his brows instead of bay,— A cap by night, a stocking all the day. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Description of an Author’s Bed-chamber. |
| Note 1. See page Quotation 43. [back] |