| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 6759 |
| AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (18091892) |
| QUOTATION: | Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington. Stanza 4. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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