John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2393 Samuel Butler 1612-1680 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2393 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Butler (1612–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | The sun had long since in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap, And, like a lobster boil’d, the morn From black to red began to turn. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hudibras. Part ii. Canto ii. Line 29. |