John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5740 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5740 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | The dust we tread upon was once alive. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Sardanapalus. Act iv. Sc. 1. |