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

4208 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4208
AUTHOR:Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
QUOTATION:The meanest floweret of the vale,
The simplest note that swells the gale,
The common sun, the air, the skies,
To him are opening paradise.
ATTRIBUTION:Ode on the Pleasure arising from Vicissitude. Line 53.