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. |