The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Every quotation a nineteenth-century speaker or writer might want, grouped under its subject, with the author, the date and the source given as exactly as Hoyt could manage.

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Quotes by Mary A. Barr

1 quotation from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.

Poppy. Papaver. I sing the Poppy! The frail snowy weed! The flower of Mercy! that within its heart Doth keep "a drop serene" for human need, A drowsy balm for every bitter smart. For happy hours the Rose will idly blow- The Poppy hath a charm for pain and woe.— filed under Flowers-Papaw
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