| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 7989 |
| AUTHOR: | Richard Watson Gilder (18441909) |
| QUOTATION: | O white and midnight sky, O starry bath, Wash me in thy pure, heavenly crystal flood: Cleanse me, ye stars, from earthly soil and scath Let not one taint remain in spirit or blood! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The celestial Passion. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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