John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4156 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4156 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Gray (1716–1771) |
| QUOTATION: | Alas! regardless of their doom, The little victims play; No sense have they of ills to come, Nor care beyond to-day. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On a Distant Prospect of Eton College. Stanza 6. |