John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4299 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 4299 |
AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
QUOTATION: | While Resignation gently slopes away, And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. |
ATTRIBUTION: | The Deserted Village. Line 110. |