John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7408 Walt Whitman 1819-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7408 |
| AUTHOR: | Walt Whitman (1819–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | When lilacs last in the door-yard bloomed, And the great star early drooped in the western sky in the night, I mourned, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Memories of President Lincoln. 1. |
| WORKS: | Walt Whitman Collection. |