John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5213 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5213 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) |
| QUOTATION: | As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Ancient Mariner. Part ii. |