John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3880 Robert Blair 1699-1746 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3880 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Blair (1699–1746) |
| QUOTATION: | The good he scorn’d Stalk’d off reluctant, like an ill-used ghost, Not to return; or if it did, in visits Like those of angels, short and far between. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Grave. Part ii. Line 586. |
| Note 1. See Norris, Quotation 1. [back] |