John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6544 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6544 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | It is the fate of a woman Long to be patient and silent, to wait like a ghost that is speechless, Till some questioning voice dissolves the spell of its silence. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Courtship of Miles Standish. Part vi. |