John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3307 Edward Young 1683-1765 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3307 |
| AUTHOR: | Edward Young (1683–1765) |
| QUOTATION: | “I ’ve lost a day!”—the prince who nobly cried, Had been an emperor without his crown. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Night Thoughts. Night ii. Line 99. |
| Note 1. Suetonius says of the Emperor Titus: “Once at supper, reflecting that he had done nothing for any that day, he broke out into that memorable and justly admired saying, ‘My friends, I have lost a day!’”—Suetonius: Lives of the Twelve Cæsars. (Translation by Alexander Thomson.) [back] |