John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5016 William Wordsworth 1770-1850 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5016 |
| AUTHOR: | William Wordsworth (1770–1850) |
| QUOTATION: | Great God! I ’d rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn, So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Miscellaneous Sonnets. Part i. xxxiii. |
| WORKS: | William Wordsworth Collection. |