| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| Harriet Prescott Spofford. (1835– ?) |
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| 1 | | The awful phantom of the hungry poor. |
| Sonnet. A Winter’s Night. |
| 2 | Ah, happy world, where all things live
Creatures of one great law, indeed;
Bound by strong roots, the splendid flower,—
Swept by great seas, the drifting seed! |
| The Story of the Flower. |
| 3 | A place of dream, the Holy Land
Hangs midway between earth and heaven. |
| The Holy Land. |
| 4 | Beauty vanishes like a vapor,
Preach the men of musty morals. |
| Evanescence. |
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