John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6157 Thomas Babington
| NUMBER: | 6157 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay (1800–1859) |
| QUOTATION: | I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | History of England. Vol. i. Chap. i. |
| Note 1. See Bolingbroke, page 304. [back] |