John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4208 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4208 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Gray (1716–1771) |
| QUOTATION: | The meanest floweret of the vale, The simplest note that swells the gale, The common sun, the air, the skies, To him are opening paradise. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Ode on the Pleasure arising from Vicissitude. Line 53. |