George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe Quote

Love thy country, wish it well,
Not with too intense a care,
'Tis enough, that when it fell,
Thou its ruin didst not share.


'Ode' (written 1761) in Joseph Spence Anecdotes (1820)


Love thy country, wish it well, Not with too intense a care, 'Tis enough, that when it fell, Thou its ruin didst not share.

Love thy country, wish it well, Not with too intense a care, 'Tis enough, that when it fell, Thou its ruin didst not share.

Love thy country, wish it well, Not with too intense a care, 'Tis enough, that when it fell, Thou its ruin didst not share.

Love thy country, wish it well, Not with too intense a care, 'Tis enough, that when it fell, Thou its ruin didst not share.