John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3362 Edward Young 1683-1765 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3362 |
| AUTHOR: | Edward Young (1683–1765) |
| QUOTATION: | How commentators each dark passage shun, And hold their farthing candle to the sun. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Love of Fame. Satire vii. Line 97. |