John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7977 John Boyle O’Reilly 1844-1890 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7977 |
| AUTHOR: | John Boyle O’Reilly (1844–1890) |
| QUOTATION: | Though it lash the shallows that line the beach, Afar from the great sea-deeps, There is never a storm whose might can reach Where the vast leviathan sleeps. Like a mighty thought in a mighty mind In the clear cold depths he swims; Whilst above him the pettiest form of his kind With a dash o’er the surface skims. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Prelude to the amber whale. |