John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4218 David Garrik 1717-1779 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4218 |
| AUTHOR: | David Garrick (1717–1779) |
| QUOTATION: | Let others hail the rising sun: I bow to that whose course is run. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On the Death of Mr. Pelham. |
| Note 1. Pompey bade Sylla recollect that more worshipped the rising than the setting sun.—Plutarch: Life of Pompey. [back] |