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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

4193 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4193
AUTHOR:Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
QUOTATION:The applause of list’ning senates to command,
  The threats of pain and ruin to despise,
To scatter plenty o’er a smiling land,
  And read their history in a nation’s eyes.
ATTRIBUTION:Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Stanza 16.
 


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