John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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NUMBER: | 4619 |
AUTHOR: | Charles Morris (17391832) |
QUOTATION: | Solid men of Boston, banish long potations! Solid men of Boston, make no long orations! 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Pitt and Dundass Return to London from Wimbledon. American Song. From Lyra Urbanica. |
| Note 1. Solid men of Boston, make no long orations! Solid men of Boston, banish strong potations! Billy Pitt and the Farmer. From Debretts Asylum for Fugitive Pieces, vol. ii. p. 250. [back] |
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