John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5465 Thomas Moore 1779-1852 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5465 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Moore (1779–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | Ay, down to the dust with them, slaves as they are! From this hour let the blood in their dastardly veins, That shrunk at the first touch of Liberty’s war, Be wasted for tyrants, or stagnate in chains. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On the Entry of the Austrians into Naples, 1821. |