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

6804 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6804
AUTHOR:Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892)
QUOTATION:  And lives to clutch the golden keys,
  To mould a mighty state’s decrees,
And shape the whisper of the throne.
ATTRIBUTION:In Memoriam. lxiv. Stanza 3.