John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4588 James Beattie 1735-1803 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 4588 |
AUTHOR: | James Beattie (1735–1803) |
QUOTATION: | Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down, Where a green grassy turf is all I crave, With here and there a violet bestrewn, Fast by a brook or fountain’s murmuring wave; And many an evening sun shine sweetly on my grave! |
ATTRIBUTION: | The Minstrel. Book ii. Stanza 17. |