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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

4623 Thomas Moss 1740-1808 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4623
AUTHOR:Thomas Moss (1740–1808)
QUOTATION:A pampered menial drove me from the door. 1
ATTRIBUTION:The Beggar.
 
Note 1.
This line stood originally, “A liveried servant,” etc., and was altered as above by Goldsmith.—Forster: Life of Goldsmith, vol. i. p. 215 (fifth edition, 1871). [back]