John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4321 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4321 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | As aromatic plants bestow No spicy fragrance while they grow; But crush’d or trodden to the ground, Diffuse their balmy sweets around. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Captivity. Act i. |
| Note 1. See Bacon, Quotation 10. [back] |