John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| William Edward Hartpole Lecky. (1838–1903) |
| 7898 |
| Whence has come thy lasting power. |
| On an old Song. |
| 7899 |
| The stately ship is seen no more, The fragile skiff attains the shore; And while the great and wise decay, And all their trophies pass away, Some sudden thought, some careless rhyme, Still floats above the wrecks of Time. |
| On an old Song. |
| Mary Mapes Dodge. (1831–1905) |
| 7900 |
| Whenever a snowflake leaves the sky, It turns and turns to say “Good-by! Good-by, dear clouds, so cool and gray!” Then lightly travels on its way. |
| Snowflakes. |
| 7901 |
| But when a snowflake, brave and meek, Lights on a rosy maiden’s cheek, It starts—“How warm and soft the day!” “’T is summer!” and it melts away. |
| Snowflakes. |
| 7902 |
| Life is a mystery as deep as ever death can be; Yet oh, how dear it is to us, this life we live and see! |
| The two Mysteries. |
| 7903 |
| But I believe that God is overhead And as life is to the living, so death is to the dead. |
| The two Mysteries. |
| John (Milton) Hay. (1838–1905) |
| 7904 |
| He never funked and he never lied I reckon he never knowed how. |
| Jim Bludso. |