John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5302 Robert Southey 1774-1843 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5302 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Southey (1774–1843) |
| QUOTATION: | From his brimstone bed, at break of day, A-walking the Devil is gone, To look at his little snug farm of the World, And see how his stock went on. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Devil’s Walk. Stanza 1. |