John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8371 Misellaneous John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8371 |
| AUTHOR: | Miscellaneous |
| QUOTATION: | Betwixt the stirrup and the ground, Mercy I ask’d; mercy I found. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | William Camden: Remains. |
| Note 1. Altered by Johnson (1783),— Between the stirrup and the ground, I mercy ask’d; I mercy found. [back] |