John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5034 William Wordsworth 1770-1850 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5034 |
| AUTHOR: | William Wordsworth (1770–1850) |
| QUOTATION: | The clouds that gather round the setting sun Do take a sober colouring from an eye That hath kept watch o’er man’s mortality. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Intimations of Immortality. Stanza 11. |
| WORKS: | William Wordsworth Collection. |