| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 4337 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | The king himself has followed her When she has walk’d before. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Elegy on Mrs. Mary Blaize. 1 |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Note 1. Written in imitation of “Chanson sur le fameux La Palisse,” which is attributed to Bernard de la Monnoye:— On dit que dans se amours Il fut caressé des belles, Qui le suivirent toujours, Tant qu’il marcha devant elles (They say that in his love affairs he was petted by beauties, who always followed him as long as he walked before them). [back] |
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