John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
William Allingham 1824-1889 John Bartlett
| 1 |
| Winds and waters keep A hush more dead than any sleep. |
| Ruined Chapel. |
| 2 |
| Now Autumn’s fire burns slowly along the woods And day by day the dead leaves fall and melt. |
| Autumnal Sonnet. |
| 3 |
| Autumn’s the mellow time. |
| The Winter Pear. |
| 4 |
| Oh, bring again my heart’s content, Thou Spirit of the Summer-time! |
| Song. |
| 5 |
| Scarcely a tear to shed; Hardly a word to say; The end of a Summer’s day; Sweet Love is dead. |
| An Evening. |
| 6 |
| Tantarrara! the joyous Book of Spring Lies open, writ in blossoms. |
| Daffodil. |
| 7 |
| Mary kept the belt of love, and oh, but she was gay! She danced a jig, she sung a song that took my heart away. |
| Lovely Mary Donnelly. |
| 8 |
| “O mother, mother, mak’ my bed To lay me down in sorrow. My love has died for me to-day, I ’ll die for him to-morrow.” |
| Barbara Allen’s Cruelty from “Ballad Book.” |