John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5469 Thomas Moore 1779-1852 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5469 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Moore (1779–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | Like the stain’d web that whitens in the sun, Grow pure by being purely shone upon. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lalla Rookh. The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan. |