| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| Page 506 |
| Robert Southey. (1774–1843) |
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| “You are old, Father William,” the young man cried, ”The few locks which are left you are gray; You are hale, Father William, a hearty old man,— Now tell me the reason I pray.” |
| The Old Man’s Comforts, and how he gained them. |
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| The march of intellect. 1 |
| Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society. Vol. ii. p. 360. The Doctor, Chap. Extraordinary. |
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| The laws are with us, and God on our side. |
| On the Rise and Progress of Popular Disaffection (1817). Essay viii. Vol. ii. p. 107. |
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| Agreed to differ. |
| Life of Wesley. |
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| My days among the dead are passed; Around me I behold, Where’er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old; My never-failing friends are they, With whom I converse day by day. |
| Occasional Pieces. xviii. |
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| How does the water Come down at Lodore? |
| The Cataract of Lodore. |
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| So I told them in rhyme, For of rhymes I had store. |
| The Cataract of Lodore. |
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| Through moss and through brake. |
| The Cataract of Lodore. |
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| Helter-skelter, Hurry-scurry. |
| The Cataract of Lodore. |
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| A sight to delight in. |
| The Cataract of Lodore. |
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| And so never ending, but always descending. |
| The Cataract of Lodore. |
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| And this way the water comes down at Lodore. |
| The Cataract of Lodore. |
| Note 1. See Burke, Quotation 19. [back] |
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