John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7786 Theodore Tilton 1835-1907 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7786 |
| AUTHOR: | Theodore Tilton (1835–1907) |
| QUOTATION: | But I account it worth All pangs of fair hopes crost— All loves and honors lost,— To gain the heavens, at cost Of losing earth. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Sir Marmaduke’s Musings. |