John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3985 Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3985 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) |
| QUOTATION: | There mark what ills the scholar’s life assail,— Toil, envy, want, the patron, and the jail. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Vanity of Human Wishes. Line 159. |