John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4189 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4189 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Gray (1716–1771) |
| QUOTATION: | Hands that the rod of empire might have sway’d, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Stanza 12. |