John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Rihard Watson Gilder 1844-1909 John Bartlett
| 1 |
| Not from the whole wide world I chose thee, Sweetheart, light of the land and the sea! The wide, wide world could not inclose thee, For thou art the whole wide world to me. |
| Song. |
| 2 |
| Through love to light! Oh wonderful the way That leads from darkness to the perfect day! |
| After-song. |
| 3 |
| I am a woman—therefore I may not Call to him, cry to him, Fly to him, Bid him delay not. |
| A Woman’s Thought. |
| 4 |
| O white and midnight sky, O starry bath, Wash me in thy pure, heavenly crystal flood: Cleanse me, ye stars, from earthly soil and scath— Let not one taint remain in spirit or blood! |
| The celestial Passion. |