John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3022 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3022 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | This is the porcelain clay of humankind. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Don Sebastian. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. The precious porcelain of human clay.—Lord Byron: Don Juan, canto iv. stanza 11. [back] |