John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6719 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6719 |
| AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | Howe’er it be, it seems to me, ’T is only noble to be good. 1 Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lady Clara Vere de Vere. Stanza 7. |
| Note 1. See Chapman, page 37. [back] |