| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3099 |
| AUTHOR: | Daniel Defoe (1660?1731) |
| QUOTATION: | Great families of yesterday we show, And lords, whose parents were the Lord knows who. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The True-Born Englishman. Part i. Line 1. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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