John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3815 John Gay 1685-1732 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3815 |
| AUTHOR: | John Gay (1685–1732) |
| QUOTATION: | ’T was when the sea was roaring With hollow blasts of wind, A damsel lay deploring, All on a rock reclin’d. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The What d’ ye call it. Act ii. Sc. 8. |