John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8298 Misellaneous John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8298 |
| AUTHOR: | Miscellaneous |
| QUOTATION: | ’T was whisper’d in heaven, ’t was mutter’d in hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell; On the confines of earth ’t was permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confess’d. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Catherine M. Fanshawe (1764–1834): Enigma. The letter H. |