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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Dinah Maria Mulok Craik 1826-1887 John Bartlett

 
1
    Two hands upon the breast,
  And labour’s done; 1 
Two pale feet crossed in rest,
  The race is won.
          Now and Afterwards.
2
    Immortality alone could teach this mortal how to die.
          Looking Death in the Face.
3
    Never was owl more blind than a lover.
          Magnus and Morna.
4
    Silence sweeter is than speech.
          Magnus and Morna.
 
Note 1.
Two hands upon the breast, and labour is past.—Russian Proverb. [back]