John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6661 Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6661 |
| AUTHOR: | Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861) |
| QUOTATION: | Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; 1 And only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Aurora Leigh. Book vii. |
| Note 1. Whittier: Chapel of the Hermits. [back] |