John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Jean Ingelow. (18201897)
1 Crowds of bees are giddy with clover Crowds of grasshoppers skip at our feet, Crowds of larks at their matins hang over, Thanking the Lord for a life so sweet.
Divided.
2 But two are walking apart forever And wave their hands for a mute farewell.
Divided.
3 A sweeter woman neer drew breath Than my sonnes wife, Elizabeth.
The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire.
4 Man dwells apart, though not alone, He walks among his peers unread; The best of thoughts which he hath known For lack of listeners are not said.
Afterthought.
5 How short our happy days appear! How long the sorrowful!
The Mariners Cave.
6 To bear, to nurse, to rear, To watch and then to lose, To see my bright ones disappear, Drawn up like morning dews.
Songs of Seven. Seven times Six.