John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7104 Robert Browning 1812-1889 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7104 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Browning (1812–1889) |
| QUOTATION: | O woman-country! 1 wooed not wed, Loved all the more by earth’s male-lands, Laid to their hearts instead. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | By the Fireside. vi. |
| Note 1. Italy. [back] |