John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7879 Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837-1909 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7879 |
| AUTHOR: | Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909) |
| QUOTATION: | The thorns he spares when the rose is taken; The rocks are left when he wastes the plain; The wind that wanders, the weeds wind-shaken, These remain. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A forsaken Garden. |