| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3815 |
| AUTHOR: | John Gay (16851732) |
| QUOTATION: | T was when the sea was roaring With hollow blasts of wind, A damsel lay deploring, All on a rock reclind. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The What d ye call it. Act ii. Sc. 8. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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