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

7576 Mortimer Collins 1827-1876 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7576
AUTHOR:Mortimer Collins (1827–1876)
QUOTATION:Just take a trifling handful, O philosopher!
Of magic matter: give it a slight toss over
    The ambient ether—and I don’t see why
    You should n’t make a sky.
ATTRIBUTION:Sky-Making. (To Professor Tyndall.)