John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5307 Robert Southey 1774-1843 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5307 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Southey (1774–1843) |
| QUOTATION: | Blue, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Madoc in Wales. Part i. 5. |
| Note 1. ”Darkly, deeply, beautifully blue,” As some one somewhere sings about the sky. Lord Byron: Don Juan, canto iv. stanza 110. [back] |