John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2446 Edmund Waller 1606-1687 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2446 |
| AUTHOR: | Edmund Waller (1606–1687) |
| QUOTATION: | In such green palaces the first kings reign’d, Slept in their shades, and angels entertain’d; With such old counsellors they did advise, And by frequenting sacred groves grew wise. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On St. James’s Park. |