John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3358 Edward Young 1683-1765 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3358 |
| AUTHOR: | Edward Young (1683–1765) |
| QUOTATION: | And waste their music on the savage race. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Love of Fame. Satire v. Line 228. |
| Note 1. And waste their sweetness on the desert air.—Thomas Gray: Elegy, stanza 14. Charles Churchill: Gotham, book ii. line 20. [back] |