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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

4166 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4166
AUTHOR:Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
QUOTATION:He pass’d the flaming bounds of place and time:
The living throne, the sapphire blaze,
Where angels tremble while they gaze,
He saw; but blasted with excess of light,
Closed his eyes in endless night.
ATTRIBUTION:The Progress of Poesy. III. 2, Line 4.
 


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