John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6066 Thomas Hood 1799-1845 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6066 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Hood (1799–1845) |
| QUOTATION: | I remember, I remember The fir-trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky; It was a childish ignorance, But now ’t is little joy To know I ’m farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | I remember, I remember. |