John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7576 Mortimer Collins 1827-1876 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7576 |
| AUTHOR: | Mortimer Collins (1827–1876) |
| QUOTATION: | Just take a trifling handful, O philosopher! Of magic matter: give it a slight toss over The ambient ether—and I don’t see why You should n’t make a sky. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Sky-Making. (To Professor Tyndall.) |