John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3237 Joseph Addison 1672-1719 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3237 |
| AUTHOR: | Joseph Addison (1672–1719) |
| QUOTATION: | For wheresoe’er I turn my ravish’d eyes, Gay gilded scenes and shining prospects rise, Poetic fields encompass me around, And still I seem to tread on classic ground. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Letter from Italy. |
| Note 1. Malone states that this was the first time the phrase “classic ground,” since so common, was ever used. [back] |