John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1981 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 1981 |
AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626) |
QUOTATION: | Who then to frail mortality shall trust But limns on water, or but writes in dust. |
ATTRIBUTION: | The World. |