John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8124 Sam Walter Foss 1858-1911 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8124 |
| AUTHOR: | Sam Walter Foss (1858–1911) |
| QUOTATION: | A hundred thousand men were led By one calf near three centuries dead; They followed still his crooked way And lost a hundred years a day; For thus such reverence is lent To well-established precedent. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Calf-Path. |