John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3909 James Thomson 1700-1748 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3909 |
| AUTHOR: | James Thomson (1700–1748) |
| QUOTATION: | A pleasing land of drowsyhed it was, Of dreams that wave before the half-shut eye; And of gay castles in the clouds that pass, Forever flushing round a summer sky: There eke the soft delights that witchingly Instil a wanton sweetness through the breast, And the calm pleasures always hover’d nigh; But whate’er smack’d of noyance or unrest Was far, far off expell’d from this delicious nest. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Castle of Indolence. Canto i. Stanza 6. |