John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4709 Philip Freneau 1752-1832 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4709 |
| AUTHOR: | Philip Freneau (1752–1832) |
| QUOTATION: | Then rushed to meet the insulting foe; They took the spear, but left the shield. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | To the Memory of the Americans who fell at Eutaw. |
| Note 1. When Prussia hurried to the field, And snatched the spear, but left the shield. Sir Walter Scott: Marmion, Introduction to canto iii. [back] |