John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3847 John Byrom 1691-1763 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3847 |
| AUTHOR: | John Byrom (1691–1763) |
| QUOTATION: | God bless the King,—I mean the faith’s defender! God bless—no harm in blessing—the Pretender! But who pretender is, or who is king,— God bless us all!—that ’s quite another thing. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | To an Officer of the Army, extempore. |