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. |
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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) |
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We felt the universe wuz safe, an’ God wuz on his throne. |
The volunteer Organist. |
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The sweet mellifluous milking of the cow. |
The Milking of the Cow. |
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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. |
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There are purple grapes in the Land of Git-Thare. |
The Land of Git-Thare. |
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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. |
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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] |