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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

3294 Edward Young 1683-1765 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3294
AUTHOR:Edward Young (1683–1765)
QUOTATION:Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne,
In rayless majesty, now stretches forth
Her leaden sceptre o’er a slumbering world.
ATTRIBUTION:Night Thoughts. Night i. Line 18.