John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3120 Matthew Prior 1664-1721 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 3120 |
AUTHOR: | Matthew Prior (1664–1721) |
QUOTATION: | Who breathes must suffer, and who thinks must mourn; And he alone is bless’d who ne’er was born. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Solomon on the Vanity of the World. Book iii. Line 240. |