John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
George Berkeley 1685-1753 John Bartlett
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| Westward the course of empire takes its way; 1 The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day: Time’s noblest offspring is the last. |
| On the Prospect of Planting Arts and Learning in America. |
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| Our youth we can have but to-day, We may always find time to grow old. |
| Can Love be controlled by Advice? 2 |
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| [Tar water] is of a nature so mild and benign and proportioned to the human constitution, as to warm without heating, to cheer but not inebriate. 3 |
| Siris. Par. 217. |
| Note 1. See Daniel, Quotation 5. Westward the star of empire takes its way.—Epigraph to Bancroft’s History of the United States. [back] |
| Note 2. Aiken: Vocal Poetry (London, 1810). [back] |
| Note 3. Cups That cheer but not inebriate. William Cowper: The Task, book iv. [back] |