John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2340 Izaak Walton 1593-1683 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2340 |
| AUTHOR: | Izaak Walton (1593–1683) |
| QUOTATION: | But God, who is able to prevail, wrestled with him; marked him for his own. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Life of Donne. |
| Note 1. Melancholy marked him for her own.—Thomas Gray: The Epitaph. [back] |