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

6661 Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6661
AUTHOR:Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861)
QUOTATION:        Earth’s crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God; 1 
And only he who sees takes off his shoes;
The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.
ATTRIBUTION:Aurora Leigh. Book vii.
 
Note 1.
Whittier: Chapel of the Hermits. [back]