John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| John Davidson. (1857–1909) |
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| That minister of ministers, Imagination, gathers up The undiscovered Universe, Like jewels in a jasper cup. |
| There is a Dish to hold the Sea. |
| 8117 |
| My feet are heavy now but on I go, My head erect beneath the tragic years. |
| I felt the World a-spinning on its Nave. |
| Sam Walter Foss. (1858–1911) |
| 8118 |
| We felt the universe wuz safe, an’ God wuz on his throne. |
| The volunteer Organist. |
| 8119 |
| The sweet mellifluous milking of the cow. |
| The Milking of the Cow. |
| 8120 |
| He had a startling genius, but somehow it did n’t emerge; Always on the evolution of things that would n’t evolve; Always verging toward some climax, but he never reached the verge; Always nearing the solution of some theme he could not solve. |
| The Inventor. |
| 8121 |
| There are purple grapes in the Land of Git-Thare. |
| The Land of Git-Thare. |
| 8122 |
| I say the very things that make the greatest Stir An’ the most interestin’ things, are things that did n’t occur. 1 |
| Things that did n’t occur. |
| 8123 |
| Strew gladness on the paths of men— You will not pass this way again. |
| I shall not pass this Way again. 2 |
| Note 1. Disraeli: Henrietta Temple. What we anticipate seldom occurs. Lowell. Page 741. [back] |
| Note 2. A saying of William Penn. [back] |