John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7692 Edward Robert
NUMBER: | 7692 |
AUTHOR: | Edward Robert, Earl of Lytton (Owen Meredith) Bulwer-Lytton (1831–1891) |
QUOTATION: | The world is a nettle; disturb it, it stings. Grasp it firmly, it stings not. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Lucile. Part iii. Canto ii. |
Note 1. Walt Whitman: Roaming in Thought. [back] |