3307. Edward Young. 1683-1765. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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


NUMBER:	3307
AUTHOR:	Edward Young (1683–1765)
QUOTATION:	“I ’ve lost a day!”—the prince who nobly cried, Had been an emperor without his crown. 1
ATTRIBUTION:	Night Thoughts. Night ii. Line 99.
BIOGRAPHY:	Columbia Encyclopedia.

Note 1.
Suetonius says of the Emperor Titus: “Once at supper, reflecting that he had done nothing for any that day, he broke out into that memorable and justly admired saying, ‘My friends, I have lost a day!’”—Suetonius: Lives of the Twelve Cæsars. (Translation by Alexander Thomson.) [back]

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