John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6868 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6868 |
| AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | For why is all around us here As if some lesser god had made the world, But had not force to shape it as he would? 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Idylls of the King: The Passing of Arthur. Line 13. |
| Note 1. FitzGerald: Omar Khayyám (1859) xcix. Ah Love! could thou and I with Fate conspire To grasp this sorry Scheme of Things entire, Would we not shatter it to bits—and then Re-mould it nearer to the Heart’s Desire! [back] |