John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4399 Edmund Burke 1729-1797 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4399 |
| AUTHOR: | Edmund Burke (1729–1797) |
| QUOTATION: | Illustrious predecessor. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontent. Vol. i. p. 456. |
| Note 1. See Fielding, Quotation 19. [back] |