John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9863 Old Testament John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9863 |
| AUTHOR: | Old Testament |
| QUOTATION: | Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, 1 … the city of the great King. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Psalm xlviii. 2. [text] |
| Note 1. The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the whole earth.—Ibid. [back] |