John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7126 Robert Browning 1812-1889 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7126 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Browning (1812–1889) |
| QUOTATION: | How sad and bad and mad it was! 1 But then, how it was sweet! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Confessions. ix. |
| Note 1. A. C. Swinburne: A Ballad of François Villon; Villon, our sad bad glad mad brother’s name. [back] |