| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| Tobias George Smollett. (1721–1771) |
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| 1 | Thy spirit, Independence, let me share;
Lord of the lion heart and eagle eye,
Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare,
Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky. |
| Ode to Independence. |
| 2 | Thy fatal shafts unerring move,
I bow before thine altar, Love! |
| Roderick Random. Chap. xl. |
| 3 | | Facts are stubborn things. 1 |
| Translation of Gil Blas. Book x. Chap. 1. |
| | Note 1.
Facts are stubborn things.—Elliot: Essay on Field Husbandry, p. 35 (1747). [back] |
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