John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2871 Abraham Cowley 1618-1667 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 2871 |
AUTHOR: | Abraham Cowley (1618–1667) |
QUOTATION: | Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal now does always last. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Davideis. Book i. Line 25. |
Note 1. One of our poets (which is it?) speaks of an everlasting now.—Robert Southey: The Doctor, chap. xxv. p. 1. [back] |