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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

4192 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4192
AUTHOR:Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
QUOTATION:Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast
  The little tyrant of his fields withstood,
Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest,
  Some Cromwell guiltless of his country’s blood.
ATTRIBUTION:Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Stanza 15.