John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6542 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6542 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | God had sifted three kingdoms to find the wheat for this planting. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Courtship of Miles Standish. Part iv. |
| Note 1. See Stoughton, page 266. [back] |