John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5246 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5246 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) |
| QUOTATION: | Forth from his dark and lonely hiding-place (Portentous sight!) the owlet Atheism, Sailing on obscene wings athwart the noon, Drops his blue-fring’d lids, and holds them close, And hooting at the glorious sun in heaven Cries out, “Where is it?” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Fears in Solitude. |