John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Sarah Doudney 1843- ? John Bartlett
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| The pure, the beautiful, the bright, That stirred our hearts in youth, The impulse to a wordless prayer, The dreams of love and truth, The longings after something lost, The spirit’s yearning cry, The strivings after better hopes,— These things can never die. |
| Things that never die. |