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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

6064 Thomas Hood 1799-1845 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6064
AUTHOR:Thomas Hood (1799–1845)
QUOTATION:Our very hopes belied our fears,
  Our fears our hopes belied;
We thought her dying when she slept,
  And sleeping when she died.
ATTRIBUTION:The Death-Bed.