John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4005 Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4005 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) |
| QUOTATION: | Philips, whose touch harmonious could remove The pangs of guilty power and hapless love! Rest here, distress’d by poverty no more; Here find that calm thou gav’st so oft before; Sleep undisturb’d within this peaceful shrine, Till angels wake thee with a note like thine! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epitaph on Claudius Philips, the Musician. |