| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 4166 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Gray (17161771) |
| QUOTATION: | He passd the flaming bounds of place and time: The living throne, the sapphire blaze, Where angels tremble while they gaze, He saw; but blasted with excess of light, Closed his eyes in endless night. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Progress of Poesy. III. 2, Line 4. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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