John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4514 William Cowper 1731-1800 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4514 |
| AUTHOR: | William Cowper (1731–1800) |
| QUOTATION: | His head, Not yet by time completely silver’d o’er, Bespoke him past the bounds of freakish youth, But strong for service still, and unimpair’d. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Task. Book ii. The Timepiece, Line 702. |