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

4167 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4167
AUTHOR:Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
QUOTATION:Bright-eyed Fancy, hov’ring o’er,
Scatters from her pictured urn
Thoughts that breathe and words that burn. 1
ATTRIBUTION:The Progress of Poesy. III. 3, Line 2.
 
Note 1.
See Cowley, Quotation 19. [back]