John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2940 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2940 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | Made still a blund’ring kind of melody; Spurr’d boldly on, and dashed through thick and thin, 1 Through sense and nonsense, never out nor in. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Absalom and Achitophel. Part ii. Line 413. |
| Note 1. See Spenser, Quotation 15. [back] |