John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5710 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5710 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Destruction of Sennacherib. |