John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2843 James Graham
| NUMBER: | 2843 |
| AUTHOR: | James Graham, Marquess of Montrose (1612–1650) |
| QUOTATION: | He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, That dares not put it to the touch To gain or lose it all. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | My Dear and only Love. |
| Note 1. That puts it not unto the touch To win or lose it all. Sir W. F. P. Napier: Montrose and the Covenanters, vol. ii. p. 566. [back] |