Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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Marmion. Canto v. Stanza 12.

But woe awaits a country when

She sees the tears of bearded men.

Marmion. Canto v. Stanza 16.

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And dar'st thou then

To beard the lion in his den,

The Douglas in his hall?

Marmion. Canto vi. Stanza 14.

Oh what a tangled web we weave,