John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6579 John Greenleaf Whittier 1807-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6579 |
| AUTHOR: | John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | The Night is Mother of the Day, The Winter of the Spring, And ever upon old Decay The greenest mosses cling. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Dream of Summer. |