John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4565 Beilby Porteus 1731-1808 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4565 |
| AUTHOR: | Beilby Porteus (1731–1808) |
| QUOTATION: | In sober state, Through the sequestered vale of rural life, The venerable patriarch guileless held The tenor of his way. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Death. Line 108. |
| Note 1. See Gray, Quotation 46. [back] |