| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 4564 |
| AUTHOR: | Erasmus Darwin (17311802) |
| QUOTATION: | No radiant pearl which crested Fortune wears, No gem that twinkling hangs from Beautys ears, Not the bright stars which Nights blue arch adorn, Nor rising suns that gild the vernal morn, Shine with such lustre as the tear that flows Down Virtues manly cheek for others woes. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Botanic Garden. Part ii. Canto iii. Line 459. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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