John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Niholas Rowe 1674-1718 John Bartlett
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| As if Misfortune made the throne her seat, And none could be unhappy but the great. 1 |
| The Fair Penitent. Prologue. |
| 2 |
| At length the morn and cold indifference came. 2 |
| The Fair Penitent. Act i. Sc. 1. |
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| Is she not more than painting can express, Or youthful poets fancy when they love? |
| The Fair Penitent. Act iii. Sc. 1. |
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| Is this that haughty gallant, gay Lothario? |
| The Fair Penitent. Act v. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. None think the great unhappy, but the great—Edward Young: The Love of Fame, satire 1, line 238. [back] |
| Note 2. But with the morning cool reflection came.—Sir Walter Scott: Chronicles of the Canongate, chap. iv. Scott also quotes it in his notes to “The Monastery,” chap. iii. note 11; and with “calm” substituted for “cool” in “The Antiquary,” chap. v.; and with “repentance” for “reflection” in “Rob Roy,” chap. xii. [back] |