John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4309 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4309 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | In arguing too, the parson own’d his skill, For e’en though vanquish’d he could argue still; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amaz’d the gazing rustics rang’d around; And still they gaz’d, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Deserted Village. Line 209. |