John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3954 Nathaniel Cotton 1707-1788 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3954 |
| AUTHOR: | Nathaniel Cotton (1707–1788) |
| QUOTATION: | To be resign’d when ills betide, Patient when favours are deni’d, And pleas’d with favours given,— Dear Chloe, this is wisdom’s part; This is that incense of the heart 1 Whose fragrance smells to heaven. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Fireside. Stanza 11. |
| Note 1. The incense of the heart may rise.—Pierpont: Every Place a Temple. [back] |