John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Charles Fenno Hoffman 1806-1884 John Bartlett
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| Sparkling and bright in liquid light Does the wine our goblets gleam in; With hue as red as the rosy bed Which a bee would choose to dream in. Then fill to-night, with hearts as light To loves as gay and fleeting As bubbles that swim on the beaker’s brim And break on the lips while meeting. |
| Sparkling and Bright. |