John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6753 Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1809-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6753 |
| AUTHOR: | Alfred Tennyson Tennyson (1809–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | For now the poet can not die, Nor leave his music as of old, But round him ere he scarce be cold Begins the scandal and the cry. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | To ———, after reading a Life and Letters. |