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

6532 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6532
AUTHOR:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)
QUOTATION:    Time has laid his hand
Upon my heart gently, not smiting it,
But as a harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.
ATTRIBUTION:The Golden Legend. iv.