John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6731 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6731 |
| AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | How dull it is to pause, to make an end, To rust unburnished, not to shine in use,— As tho’ to breathe were life! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Ulysses. |