John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5163 Sir Walter Sott 1771-1832 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5163 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) |
| QUOTATION: | Thus aged men, full loth and slow, The vanities of life forego, And count their youthful follies o’er, Till Memory lends her light no more. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Rokeby. Canto v. Stanza 1. |
| WORKS: | Sir Walter Scott Collection. |