John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5474 Thomas Moore 1779-1852 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5474 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Moore (1779–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | Oh for a tongue to curse the slave Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o’er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Fire-Worshippers. |