John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5346 Walter Savage Landor 1775-1864 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5346 |
| AUTHOR: | Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864) |
| QUOTATION: | I strove with none, for none was worth my strife; Nature I loved; and next to Nature, Art. I warm’d both hands against the fire of life; It sinks, and I am ready to depart. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Dying Speech of an old Philosopher. |