John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6867 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 6867 |
AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
QUOTATION: | No more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man But teach high thought and amiable words And courtliness and the desire of fame And love of truth and all that makes a man. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Idylls of the King: Guinevere. Line 475. |