John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4654 Sir William Jones 1746-1794 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4654 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir William Jones (1746–1794) |
| QUOTATION: | Go boldly forth, my simple lay, Whose accents flow with artless ease, Like orient pearls at random strung. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Persian Song of Hafiz. |
| Note 1. ’T was he that ranged the words at random flung, Pierced the fair pearls and them together strung. Eastwick: Anvari Suhaili. (Translated from Firdousi.) [back] |