Beilby Porteus. 1731-1808. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Beilby Porteus. (1731–1808)

In sober state,
Through the sequestered vale of rural life,
The venerable patriarch guileless held
The tenor of his way. 1

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One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero. Princes were privileged
To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime. 2

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War its thousands slays, Peace its ten thousands.

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Teach him how to live,
And, oh still harder lesson! how to die. 3

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Note 1.
See Gray, Quotation 46. [back]

Note 2.
See Young, Quotation 69. [back]

Note 3.
See Tickell, Quotation 3. [back]