John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5685 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5685 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | Better to sink beneath the shock Than moulder piecemeal on the rock. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Giaour. Line 969. |