John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6780 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6780 |
| AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro’ the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Princess. Part vii. Line 203. |