John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
10466 Appendix John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 10466 |
| AUTHOR: | Appendix |
| QUOTATION: | Wooden walls of England. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The credite of the Realme, by defending the same with our Wodden Walles, as Themistocles called the Ship of Athens.—Preface to the English translation of Linschoten (London). |