John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6227 Sarah Helen (Power) Whitman 1803-1878 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6227 |
| AUTHOR: | Sarah Helen (Power) Whitman (1803–1878) |
| QUOTATION: | Tell him I lingered alone on the shore, Where we parted, in sorrow, to meet nevermore; The night-wind blew cold on my desolate heart But colder those wild words of doom,—“Ye must part.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Our Island of Dreams. |