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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2053 Ben Jonson 1572-1637 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2053
AUTHOR:Ben Jonson (1572–1637)
QUOTATION:Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold,
And almost every vice,—almighty gold. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Epistle to Elizabeth, Countess of Rutland.
 
Note 1.
The flattering, mighty, nay, almighty gold.—John Wolcot: To Kien Long, Ode iv.

Almighty dollar.—Washington Irving: The Creole Village. [back]