John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4264 Rihard Gifford 1725-1807 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4264 |
| AUTHOR: | Richard Gifford (1725–1807) |
| QUOTATION: | Verse sweetens toil, however rude the sound; She feels no biting pang the while she sings; Nor, as she turns the giddy wheel around, 1 Revolves the sad vicissitudes of things. 2 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Contemplation. |
| Note 1. Thus altered by Johnson,— All at her work the village maiden sings, Nor, while she turns the giddy wheel around. [back] |
| Note 2. See Sterne, Quotation 11. [back] |