John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7691 Edward Robert
| NUMBER: | 7691 |
| AUTHOR: | Edward Robert, Earl of Lytton (Owen Meredith) Bulwer-Lytton (1831–1891) |
| QUOTATION: | Let any man show the world that he feels Afraid of its bark and ’t will fly at his heels: Let him fearlessly face it, ’t will leave him alone: But ’t will fawn at his feet if he flings it a bone. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lucile. Part ii. Canto vii. |