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

Mihelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564 John Bartlett

 
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    As when, O lady mine!
With chiselled touch
The stone unhewn and cold
Becomes a living mould.
The more the marble wastes,
The more the statue grows.
          Sonnet.