John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
10044 Old Testament John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 10044 |
| AUTHOR: | Old Testament |
| QUOTATION: | Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Ecclesiastes xii. 6. [text] |