John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2084 Joseph Hall 1574-1656 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2084 |
| AUTHOR: | Joseph Hall (1574–1656) |
| QUOTATION: | There is many a rich stone laid up in the bowels of the earth, many a fair pearl laid up in the bosom of the sea, that never was seen, nor never shall be. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Contemplations. Book iv. The veil of Moses. |
| Note 1. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear. Thomas Gray: Elegy, stanza 14. [back] |