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

2281 Franis Quarles 1592-1644 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2281
AUTHOR:Francis Quarles (1592–1644)
QUOTATION:Death aims with fouler spite
At fairer marks. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Divine Poems (ed. 1669).
 
Note 1.
Death loves a shining mark, a signal blow.—Edward Young: Night Thoughts, night v. line 1011. [back]