John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Tobias George Smollett. (1721–1771) |
| 4253 |
| Thy spirit, Independence, let me share; Lord of the lion heart and eagle eye, Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky. |
| Ode to Independence. |
| 4254 |
| Thy fatal shafts unerring move, I bow before thine altar, Love! |
| Roderick Random. Chap. xl. |
| 4255 |
| Facts are stubborn things. 1 |
| Translation of Gil Blas. Book x. Chap. 1. |
| Sir William Blackstone. (1723–1780) |
| 4256 |
| The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength,—the floating bulwark of our island. |
| Commentaries. Vol. i. Book i. Chap. xiii. Section 418. |
| 4257 |
| Time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. |
| Commentaries. Vol. i. Book i. Chap. xviii. Section 472. |
| John Home. (1724–1808) |
| 4258 |
| In the first days Of my distracting grief, I found myself As women wish to be who love their lords. |
| Douglas. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 4259 |
| I ’ll woo her as the lion wooes his brides. |
| Douglas. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 4260 |
| My name is Norval; on the Grampian hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, Whose constant cares were to increase his store, And keep his only son, myself, at home. |
| Douglas. Act ii. Sc. 1. |
| 4261 |
| A rude and boisterous captain of the sea. |
| Douglas. Act iv. Sc. 1. |
| 4262 |
| Like Douglas conquer, or like Douglas die. |
| Douglas. Act v. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. Facts are stubborn things.—Elliot: Essay on Field Husbandry, p. 35 (1747). [back] |