John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5743 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5743 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | His heart was one of those which most enamour us,— Wax to receive, and marble to retain. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Beppo. Stanza 34. |
| Note 1. My heart is wax to be moulded as she pleases, but enduring as marble to retain.—Cervantes: The Little Gypsy. [back] |