John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8071 James Whitomb Riley 1849-1916 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8071 |
| AUTHOR: | James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916) |
| QUOTATION: | O’er folded blooms On swirls of musk, The beetle booms adown the glooms And bumps along the dusk. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Beetle. |