John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5958 Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd 1795-1854 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 5958 |
AUTHOR: | Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795–1854) |
QUOTATION: | So his life has flowed From its mysterious urn a sacred stream, In whose calm depth the beautiful and pure Alone are mirrored; which, though shapes of ill May hover round its surface, glides in light, And takes no shadow from them. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Ion. Act i. Sc. 1. |