John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3999 Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3999 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) |
| QUOTATION: | Catch, then, oh catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies! Life ’s a short summer, man a flower; He dies—alas! how soon he dies! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Winter. An Ode. |