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

6505 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6505
AUTHOR:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)
QUOTATION:    Sail on, O Ship of State!
Sail on, O Union, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!
ATTRIBUTION:The Building of the Ship.