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

6844 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6844
AUTHOR:Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892)
QUOTATION:It is the little rift within the lute
That by and by will make the music mute,
And ever widening slowly silence all.
ATTRIBUTION:Idylls of the King: Merlin and Vivien. Line 386.