John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7166 John Sullivan Dwight 1813-1893 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7166 |
| AUTHOR: | John Sullivan Dwight (1813–1893) |
| QUOTATION: | ’T is the brook’s motion, Clear without strife, Fleeing to ocean After its life. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Rest. 1 Stanza 5. |
| Note 1. See Cowper, page 415: Absence of occupation is not rest. This poem is often attributed to Goethe. [back] |