John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5764 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5764 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | And truant husband should return, and say, “My dear, I was the first who came away.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Don Juan. Canto i. Stanza 141. |