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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.