John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9883 Old Testament John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9883 |
| AUTHOR: | Old Testament |
| QUOTATION: | We spend our years as a tale that is told. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Psalm xc. 9. [text] |
| Note 1. We bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told.—Ibid. [back] |