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

4655 Sir William Jones 1746-1794 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4655
AUTHOR:Sir William Jones (1746–1794)
QUOTATION:On parent knees, a naked new-born child,
Weeping thou sat’st while all around thee smiled;
So live, that sinking in thy last long sleep,
Calm thou mayst smile, while all around thee weep.
ATTRIBUTION:From the Persian.