John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Beilby Porteus 1731-1808 John Bartlett
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| In sober state, Through the sequestered vale of rural life, The venerable patriarch guileless held The tenor of his way. 1 |
| Death. Line 108. |
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| One murder made a villain, Millions a hero. Princes were privileged To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime. 2 |
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| War its thousands slays, Peace its ten thousands. |
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| Teach him how to live, And, oh still harder lesson! how to die. 3 |
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| Note 1. See Gray, Quotation 46. [back] |
| Note 2. See Young, Quotation 69. [back] |
| Note 3. See Tickell, Quotation 3. [back] |