John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Mary Gardiner Brainard. (1837–1905) (continued) |
| 7891 |
| That which we look on with unselfish love And true humility is surely ours, Even as a lake looks at the stars above And makes within itself a heaven of stars. |
| Ownership. |
| Sir Francis Cowley Burnand. (1837– ?) |
| 7892 |
| It ’s no matter what you do If your heart be only true, And his heart was true to Poll. |
| True to Poll. |
| William Dean Howells. (1837–1920) |
| 7893 |
| We live, but a world has passed away With the years that perished to make us men. |
| The Mulberries. |
| 7894 |
| Lord, for the erring thought Not into evil wrought: Lord, for the wicked will Betrayed and baffled still: For the heart from itself kept, Our thanksgiving accept. |
| Thanksgiving. |
| 7895 |
| Her mouth is a honey-blossom, No doubt, as the poet sings; But within her lips, the petals, Lurks a cruel bee that stings. |
| The sarcastic Fair. |
| Mary Abigail (Gail Hamilton) Dodge. (1838–1896) |
| 7896 |
| Whatever an author puts between the two covers of his book is public property; whatever of himself he does not put there is his private property, as much as if he had never written a word. |
| Country Living and Country Thinking. Preface. |
| 7897 |
| The total depravity of inanimate things. |
| Epigram. |