| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3921 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dyer (1700?1758) |
| QUOTATION: | A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winters day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Grongar Hill. Line 88. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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