John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5478 Thomas Moore 1779-1852 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5478 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Moore (1779–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | Alas! how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love! Hearts that the world in vain had tried, And sorrow but more closely tied; That stood the storm when waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off, Like ships that have gone down at sea When heaven was all tranquillity. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Light of the Harem. |