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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

6719 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6719
AUTHOR:Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892)
QUOTATION:Howe’er it be, it seems to me,
  ’T is only noble to be good. 1 
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
  And simple faith than Norman blood.
ATTRIBUTION:Lady Clara Vere de Vere. Stanza 7.
 
Note 1.
See Chapman, page 37. [back]