John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2408 Samuel Butler 1612-1680 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2408 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Butler (1612–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | ’Cause grace and virtue are within Prohibited degrees of kin; And therefore no true saint allows They shall be suffer’d to espouse. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hudibras. Part iii. Canto i. Line 1293. |