John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6508 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6508 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | There is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there; There is no fireside, howsoe’er defended, But has one vacant chair. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Resignation. |