John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3030 Wentworth Dillon
| NUMBER: | 3030 |
| AUTHOR: | Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon (1633?–1685) |
| QUOTATION: | Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Translated Verse. Line 113. |