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

3875 Robert Blair 1699-1746 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3875
AUTHOR:Robert Blair (1699–1746)
QUOTATION:The Grave, dread thing!
Men shiver when thou ’rt named: Nature, appall’d,
Shakes off her wonted firmness.
ATTRIBUTION:The Grave. Part i. Line 9.