John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8317 Misellaneous John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 8317 |
AUTHOR: | Miscellaneous |
QUOTATION: | My life is like the summer rose That opens to the morning sky, But ere the shades of evening close Is scattered on the ground—to die. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Richard Henry Wilde (1789–1847): My Life is like the Summer Rose. |