John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5452 Thomas Moore 1779-1852 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5452 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Moore (1779–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | The bird let loose in Eastern skies, Returning fondly home, Ne’er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam; But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Oh that I had Wings. |