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

4441 Charles Churhill 1731-1764 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4441
AUTHOR:Charles Churchill (1731–1764)
QUOTATION:But, spite of all the criticising elves,
Those who would make us feel—must feel themselves. 1
ATTRIBUTION:The Rosciad. Line 961.
 
Note 1.
Si vis me flere, dolendum est
Primum ipsi tibi
(If you wish me to weep, you yourself must first feel grief).
Horace: Ars Poetica, v. 102. [back]