| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 6532 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (18071882) |
| QUOTATION: | Time has laid his hand Upon my heart gently, not smiting it, But as a harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Golden Legend. iv. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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