John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4664 John Trumbull 1750-1831 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4664 |
| AUTHOR: | John Trumbull (1750–1831) |
| QUOTATION: | As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | McFingal. Canto ii. Line 121. |