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

6569 John Greenleaf Whittier 1807-1892 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6569
AUTHOR:John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)
QUOTATION:Give lettered pomp to teeth of Time,
  So “Bonnie Doon” but tarry;
Blot out the epic’s stately rhyme,
  But spare his “Highland Mary!”
ATTRIBUTION:Line on Burns.