| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 4823 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Rogers (17631855) |
| QUOTATION: | That very law which moulds a tear And bids it trickle from its source, That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On a Tear. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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