John Trumbull Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

2 Famous Quotes by John Trumbull
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“What has poster'ty done for us, That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?”
Posterity Quotes
Source: McFingal (canto II, l. 121)
“For any man with half an eye, What stands before him may espy; But optics sharp it needs I ween, To see what is not to be seen.”
Sight Quotes
Source: McFingal (canto I, l. 67)