John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Charles Jefferys 1807-1865 John Bartlett
1 |
Come o’er the moonlit sea, The waves are brightly glowing. |
The Moonlit Sea. |
2 |
The morn was fair, the skies were clear, No breath came o’er the sea. |
The Rose of Allandale. |
3 |
Meek and lowly, pure and holy, Chief among the “blessed three.” |
Charity. |
4 |
Come, wander with me, for the moonbeams are bright On river and forest, o’er mountain and lea. |
Come, wander with me. |
5 |
A word in season spoken May calm the troubled breast. |
A Word in Season. |
6 |
The bud is on the bough again, The leaf is on the tree. |
The Meeting of Spring and Summer. |
7 |
I have heard the mavis singing Its love-song to the morn; I ’ve seen the dew-drop clinging To the rose just newly born. |
Mary of Argyle. |
8 |
We have lived and loved together Through many changing years; We have shared each other’s gladness, And wept each other’s tears. |
We have lived and loved together. |