John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8219 Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8219 |
| AUTHOR: | Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) |
| QUOTATION: | But he could n’t lie if you paid him and he’d starve before he stole. The Mary Gloster. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Danny Deever. |