John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3319 Edward Young 1683-1765 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 3319 |
AUTHOR: | Edward Young (1683–1765) |
QUOTATION: | Lovely in death the beauteous ruin lay; And if in death still lovely, lovelier there; Far lovelier! pity swells the tide of love. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Night Thoughts. Night iii. Line 104. |
Note 1. See Beaumont and Fletcher, Quotation 24. Dryden, Quotation 46. [back] |