John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6559 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6559 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | Ye are better than all the ballads That ever were sung or said; For ye are living poems And all the rest are dead. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Children. |