John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4441 Charles Churhill 1731-1764 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4441 |
| AUTHOR: | Charles Churchill (1731–1764) |
| QUOTATION: | But, spite of all the criticising elves, Those who would make us feel—must feel themselves. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Rosciad. Line 961. |
| Note 1. Si vis me flere, dolendum est Primum ipsi tibi (If you wish me to weep, you yourself must first feel grief). Horace: Ars Poetica, v. 102. [back] |