John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8357 Misellaneous John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8357 |
| AUTHOR: | Miscellaneous |
| QUOTATION: | I never could believe that Providence had sent a few men into the world, ready booted and spurred to ride, and millions ready saddled and bridled to be ridden. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Richard Rumbold, on the scaffold, 1685. History of England (Macaulay), Chap v. |