John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3331 Edward Young 1683-1765 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3331 |
| AUTHOR: | Edward Young (1683–1765) |
| QUOTATION: | Early, bright, transient, chaste as morning dew, She sparkled, was exhal’d and went to heaven. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Night Thoughts. Night v. Line 600. |
| Note 1. See Dryden, Quotation 37. [back] |