John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Silas Weir Mithell 1829-1914 John Bartlett
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| Up anchor! Up anchor! Set sail and away! The ventures of dreamland Are thine for a day. |
| Dreamland. |
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| Death ’s but one more to-morrow. |
| Of one who seemed to have failed. |
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| When youth as lord of my unchallenged fate, 1 And time seemed but the vassal of my will, I entertained certain guests of state— The great of older days. |
| On a Boy’s first Reading of “King Henry V.” |
| Note 1. See Henley, page 829. [back] |