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

4198 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4198
AUTHOR:Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
QUOTATION:For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey,
  This pleasing anxious being e’er resign’d,
Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day,
  Nor cast one longing ling’ring look behind?
ATTRIBUTION:Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Stanza 22.