John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3373 George Berkeley 1685-1753 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3373 |
| AUTHOR: | George Berkeley (1685–1753) |
| QUOTATION: | Westward the course of empire takes its way; 1 The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day: Time’s noblest offspring is the last. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On the Prospect of Planting Arts and Learning in America. |
| Note 1. See Daniel, Quotation 5. Westward the star of empire takes its way.—Epigraph to Bancroft’s History of the United States. [back] |