John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5438 Thomas Moore 1779-1852 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5438 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Moore (1779–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | Thus, when the lamp that lighted The traveller at first goes out, He feels awhile benighted, And looks around in fear and doubt. But soon, the prospect clearing, By cloudless starlight on he treads, And thinks no lamp so cheering As that light which Heaven sheds. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | I ’d mourn the Hopes. |