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

4244 James Merrik 1720-1769 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4244
AUTHOR:James Merrick (1720–1769)
QUOTATION:Not what we wish, but what we want,
Oh, let thy grace supply! 1
ATTRIBUTION:Hymn.
 
Note 1.
[greek] (Let not that happen which I wish, but that which is right.—Menander: Fragment. [back]