John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6234 Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 6234 |
AUTHOR: | Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) |
QUOTATION: | I wiped away the weeds and foam, I fetched my sea-born treasures home; But the poor, unsightly, noisome things Had left their beauty on the shore, With the sun and the sand and the wild uproar. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Each and All. |