John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6806 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 6806 |
AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
QUOTATION: | Thy leaf has perished in the green, And while we breathe beneath the sun, The world which credits what is done Is cold to all that might have been. |
ATTRIBUTION: | In Memoriam. lxxv. Stanza 4. |