John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5885 Feliia Dorothea (Browne) Hemans 1793-1835 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5885 |
| AUTHOR: | Felicia Dorothea (Browne) Hemans (1793–1835) |
| QUOTATION: | Through the laburnum’s dropping gold Rose the light shaft of Orient mould, And Europe’s violets, faintly sweet, Purpled the mossbeds at its feet. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Palm-Tree. |