John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4623 Thomas Moss 1740-1808 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4623 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Moss (1740–1808) |
| QUOTATION: | A pampered menial drove me from the door. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Beggar. |
| Note 1. This line stood originally, “A liveried servant,” etc., and was altered as above by Goldsmith.—Forster: Life of Goldsmith, vol. i. p. 215 (fifth edition, 1871). [back] |