John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4781 Robert Burns 1759-1796 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4781 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burns (1759–1796) |
| QUOTATION: | But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; Or, like the snow-fall in the river, A moment white, then melts forever. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Tam o’ Shanter. |