John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7863 Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837-1909 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 7863 |
AUTHOR: | Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909) |
QUOTATION: | From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no man lives forever, That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea. |
ATTRIBUTION: | The Garden of Proserpine. |