John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2998 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2998 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | Your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Maiden Queen. Act i. Sc. 2. |
| Note 1. See Burton, Quotation 82. [back] |