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

4514 William Cowper 1731-1800 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4514
AUTHOR:William Cowper (1731–1800)
QUOTATION:His head,
Not yet by time completely silver’d o’er,
Bespoke him past the bounds of freakish youth,
But strong for service still, and unimpair’d.
ATTRIBUTION:The Task. Book ii. The Timepiece, Line 702.