John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5538 Reginald Heber 1783-1826 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5538 |
| AUTHOR: | Reginald Heber (1783–1826) |
| QUOTATION: | No hammers fell, no ponderous axes rung; Like some tall palm the mystic fabric sprung. 1 Majestic silence! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Palestine. |
| Note 1. Altered in later editions to— No workman’s steel, no ponderous axes rung, Like some tall palm the noiseless fabric sprung. [back] |