John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
John Boyle O’Reilly 1844-1890 John Bartlett
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| Though it lash the shallows that line the beach, Afar from the great sea-deeps, There is never a storm whose might can reach Where the vast leviathan sleeps. Like a mighty thought in a mighty mind In the clear cold depths he swims; Whilst above him the pettiest form of his kind With a dash o’er the surface skims. |
| Prelude to the amber whale. |
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| They who see the Flying Dutchman never, never reach the shore. |
| The Flying Dutchman. |
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| Doubt is brother-devil to Despair. |
| Prometheus. |
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| The world is large when weary leagues two loving hearts divide But the world is small when your enemy is loose on the other side. |
| Distance. |
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| Be silent and safe—silence never betrays you. |
| Rules of the Road. |
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| I ’d rather live in Bohemia than in any other land. |
| Bohemia. |