John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4655 Sir William Jones 1746-1794 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4655 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir William Jones (1746–1794) |
| QUOTATION: | On parent knees, a naked new-born child, Weeping thou sat’st while all around thee smiled; So live, that sinking in thy last long sleep, Calm thou mayst smile, while all around thee weep. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | From the Persian. |