John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3124 Jonathan Swift 1667-1745 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3124 |
| AUTHOR: | Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) |
| QUOTATION: | I ’ve often wish’d that I had clear, For life, six hundred pounds a year; A handsome house to lodge a friend; A river at my garden’s end; A terrace walk, and half a rood Of land set out to plant a wood. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Imitation of Horace. Book ii. Sat. 6. |