John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6982 Edmund Hamilton Sears 1810-1876 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 6982 |
AUTHOR: | Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810–1876) |
QUOTATION: | For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophet-bards foretold, When with the ever-circling years, Comes round the age of gold; When Peace shall over all the earth Its ancient splendors fling And the whole world send back the song Which now the angels sing. |
ATTRIBUTION: | The Angels’ Song. |