John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6980 Edmund Hamilton Sears 1810-1876 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6980 |
| AUTHOR: | Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810–1876) |
| QUOTATION: | Calm on the listening ear of night Come Heaven’s melodious strains, Where wild Judea stretches far Her silver-mantled plains. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Christmas Song. |