John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6549 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6549 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | Moons waxed and waned, the lilacs bloomed and died, In the broad river ebbed and flowed the tide, Ships went to sea, and ships came home from sea, And the slow years sailed by and ceased to be. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lady Wentworth. |