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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Sir Edmund William Gosse 1849-1928 John Bartlett

 
1
    The wizard silence of the hours of dew.
          The white Throat.
2
    Canst thou not wait for Love one flying hour
O heart of little faith?
          Sonnet. Dejection and Delay.
3
    The Past is like a funeral gone by,
The Future comes like an unwelcome guest.
          Sonnet. May-Day.
4
    Where are the cities of old time?
          The Ballade of dead Cities.
5
    If I could read you like a book
  Or like a wizard’s glass of old
I might discover why you look so cold.
          The Cast.