John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5888 Feliia Dorothea (Browne) Hemans 1793-1835 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5888 |
| AUTHOR: | Felicia Dorothea (Browne) Hemans (1793–1835) |
| QUOTATION: | The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle’s wreck Shone round him o’er the dead. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Casabianca. |