| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 8966 |
| QUOTATION: | Thy early smile has stayed my walk; But midst the gorgeous blooms of May, I passed thee on thy humble stalk. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | William Cullen Bryant (17941878), U.S. poet. The Yellow Violet (l. 2224). . .
Norton Anthology of American Literature, The, Vols. III. Nina Baym and others, eds. (2d ed., 1985) W. W. Norton & Company. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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