John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5953 John Keats 1795-1821 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 5953 |
AUTHOR: | John Keats (1795–1821) |
QUOTATION: | Here lies one whose name was writ in water. 1 |
WORKS: | John Keats Collection. |
Note 1. See Chapman, Quotation 20. Among the many things he has requested of me to-night, this is the principal,—that on his gravestone shall be this inscription.—Richard Monckton Milnes (Lord Houghton): Life, Letters, and Literary Remains of John Keats. Letter to Severn, vol. ii. p. 91. [back] |