John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7986 Rihard Watson Gilder 1844-1909 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7986 |
| AUTHOR: | Richard Watson Gilder (1844–1909) |
| QUOTATION: | Not from the whole wide world I chose thee, Sweetheart, light of the land and the sea! The wide, wide world could not inclose thee, For thou art the whole wide world to me. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Song. |