John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5905 William Cullen Bryant 1794-1878 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5905 |
| AUTHOR: | William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) |
| QUOTATION: | So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan which moves 1 To that mysterious realm where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Thanatopsis. |
| Note 1. The edition of 1821 read,— The innumerable caravan that moves To the pale realms of shade, where each shall take. [back] |