John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7804 Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Twain 1835-1910 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7804 |
| AUTHOR: | Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Twain (1835–1910) |
| QUOTATION: | When I’m playful, I use the meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude for a seine, and drag the Atlantic ocean for whales. I scratch my head with the lightning and purr myself to sleep with the thunder. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Life on the Mississippi. |
| WORKS: | Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Twain Collection. |