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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.