John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3020 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3020 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | As sure as a gun. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Spanish Friar. Act iii. Sc. 2. |
| Note 1. See Butler, Quotation 28. [back] |