John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8328 Misellaneous John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8328 |
| AUTHOR: | Miscellaneous |
| QUOTATION: | I envy them, those monks of old; Their books they read, and their beads they told. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | G. P. R. James (1801–1860): The Monks of Old. |