John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Sarah Chauney (Susan Coolidge) Woolsey 1845-1905 John Bartlett
| 1 |
| The Autumn seems to cry for thee, Best lover of the Autumn-days! |
| Helen. |
| 2 |
| The tasks are done and the tears are shed. Yesterday’s errors let yesterday cover; Yesterday’s wounds, which smarted and bled, Are healed with the healing that night has shed. |
| New every Morning. |
| 3 |
| These are weighty secrets, and we must whisper them. |
| Secrets. |
| 4 |
| Men die but sorrow never dies. |
| The cradle Tomb in Westminster Abbey. |