John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6337 Thomas Kibble Hervey 1804-1859 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6337 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Kibble Hervey (1804–1859) |
| QUOTATION: | He stood beside a cottage lone And listened to a lute, One summer’s eve, when the breeze was gone, And the nightingale was mute. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Devil’s Progress. |