John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3172 Jonathan Swift 1667-1745 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3172 |
| AUTHOR: | Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) |
| QUOTATION: | I always like to begin a journey on Sundays, because I shall have the prayers of the Church to preserve all that travel by land or by water. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Polite Conversation. Dialogue ii. |