John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6158 Thomas Babington
| NUMBER: | 6158 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay (1800–1859) |
| QUOTATION: | There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles II. But the seamen were not gentlemen, and the gentlemen were not seamen. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | History of England. Vol. i. Chap. ii. |