John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7973 Frederik William Henry Myers 1843- ? John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 7973 |
AUTHOR: | Frederick William Henry Myers (1843– ?) |
QUOTATION: | Look when the clouds are blowing And all the winds are free: In fury of their going They fall upon the sea. But though the blast is frantic, And though the tempest raves, The deep immense Atlantic Is still beneath the waves. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Wind, Moon and Tides. |
Note 1. Shakespeare: Henry V, act iv. sc. i. There is some soul of goodness in things evil Would men observingly distil it out. [back] |