John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4188 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4188 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Gray (1716–1771) |
| QUOTATION: | Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can honour’s voice provoke the silent dust, Or flatt’ry soothe the dull cold ear of death? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Stanza 11. |