John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6105 Thomas Hood 1799-1845 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6105 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Hood (1799–1845) |
| QUOTATION: | His death, which happened in his berth, At forty-odd befell: They went and told the sexton, and The sexton tolled the bell. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Faithless Sally Brown. |