John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5683 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5683 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | And lovelier things have mercy shown To every failing but their own; And every woe a tear can claim, Except an erring sister’s shame. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Giaour. Line 418. |