John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2994 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2994 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | Our souls sit close and silently within, And their own web from their own entrails spin; And when eyes meet far off, our sense is such, That, spider-like, we feel the tenderest touch. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Mariage à la Mode. Act ii. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. See Davies, Quotation 1. [back] |