John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7317 James Russell Lowell 1819-1891 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7317 |
| AUTHOR: | James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) |
| QUOTATION: | Ez fer war, I call it murder,— There you hev it plain an’ flat; I don’t want to go no furder Than my Testyment fer that. . . . . . . . An’ you’ve gut to git up airly Ef you want to take in God. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. i. |