| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 7166 |
| AUTHOR: | John Sullivan Dwight (18131893) |
| QUOTATION: | T is the brooks motion, Clear without strife, Fleeing to ocean After its life. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Rest. 1 Stanza 5. |
| | Note 1. See Cowper, page 415: Absence of occupation is not rest.
This poem is often attributed to Goethe. [back] |
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