John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4198 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4198 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Gray (1716–1771) |
| QUOTATION: | For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e’er resign’d, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling’ring look behind? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Stanza 22. |