Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.
Compass
A rusted nail, placed near the faithful compass,
Will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
Scott.—The Talisman, Chap. XXIV., quoting “The Crusade.”
Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.
A rusted nail, placed near the faithful compass,
Will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
Scott.—The Talisman, Chap. XXIV., quoting “The Crusade.”