John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6788 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6788 |
| AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | I do but sing because I must, And pipe but as the linnets sing. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | In Memoriam. xxi. Stanza 6. |
| Note 1. I sing but as the linnet sings: Ich singe, wie der Vogel singt Der in den Zweigen wohnet. Goethe: Wilhelm Meister, book ii, chap. xi. [back] |