John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4772 Robert Burns 1759-1796 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4772 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burns (1759–1796) |
| QUOTATION: | In durance vile 1 here must I wake and weep, And all my frowsy couch in sorrow steep. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epistle from Esopus to Maria. |
| Note 1. Durance vile.—W. Kenrick (1766): Falstaff’s Wedding, act i. sc. 2. Edmund Burke: The Present Discontents. [back] |