John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2119 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2119 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (1577–1640) |
| QUOTATION: | Carcasses bleed at the sight of the murderer. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part i. Sect. 1, Memb. 2, Subsect. 5. |