John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2170 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2170 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (1577–1640) |
| QUOTATION: | [Quoting Seneca] Cornelia kept her in talk till her children came from school, “and these,” said she, “are my jewels.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part iii. Sect. 2, Memb. 2, Subsect. 3. |