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

Joaquin (Cininnatus Hiner) Miller 1839?-1913 John Bartlett

 
1
    I saw the lightning’s gleaming rod
Reach forth and write upon the sky
The awful autograph of God.
          The Ship in the Desert.
2
    The very clouds have wept and died
And only God is in the sky.
          The Ship in the Desert.