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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Andrew Marvell 1621-1678 John Bartlett

 
1
    Orange bright,
Like golden lamps in a green night.
          Bermudas.
2
    And all the way, to guide their chime,
With falling oars they kept the time.
          Bermudas.
3
    In busy companies of men.
          The Garden. (Translated.)
4
    Annihilating all that ’s made
To a green thought in a green shade.
          The Garden. (Translated.)
5
    The world in all doth but two nations bear,—
The good, the bad; and these mixed everywhere.
          The Loyal Scot.
6
    The inglorious arts of peace.
          Upon Cromwell’s return from Ireland.
7
    He nothing common did, or mean,
Upon that memorable scene.
          Upon Cromwell’s return from Ireland.
8
    So much one man can do,
That does both act and know.
          Upon Cromwell’s return from Ireland.
9
    To make a bank was a great plot of state;
Invent a shovel, and be a magistrate.
          The Character of Holland.