John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
214 Sir Edward Dyer 1543?-1607 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 214 |
AUTHOR: | Sir Edward Dyer (1543?–1607) |
QUOTATION: | Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more: They are but poor, though much they have, And I am rich with little store: They poor, I rich; they beg, I give; They lack, I have; they pine, I live. |
ATTRIBUTION: | MS. Rawl. 85, p. 17. |