John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4464 William Cowper 1731-1800 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4464 |
| AUTHOR: | William Cowper (1731–1800) |
| QUOTATION: | When one that holds communion with the skies Has fill’d his urn where these pure waters rise, And once more mingles with us meaner things, ’T is e’en as if an angel shook his wings. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Charity. Line 435. |