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Sabbath: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

On Sundays, at the matin-chime, The Alpine peasants, two and three, Climb up here to pray; Burghers and dames, at summer's prime, Ride out to church from Chamberry, Dight with mantles gay, But else it is a lonely time Round the Church of Brou.— MATTHEW ARNOLD — The Church of Brou. II. St. 3.

Thou art my single day, God lends to leaven What were all earth else, with a feel of heaven.— ROBERT BROWNING — Pippa Passes. Sc. 1.

Of all the days that's in the week, I dearly love but one day, And that's the day that comes betwixt A Saturday and Monday.— HENRY CAREY — Sally in Our Alley.

How still the morning of the hallow'd day! Mute is the voice of rural labour, hush'd The ploughboy's whistle, and the milkmaid's song.— JAMES GRAHAME — The Sabbath. Song.

Gently on tiptoe Sunday creeps, Cheerfully from the stars he peeps, Mortals are all asleep below, None in the village hears him go; E'en chanticleer keeps very still, For Sunday whispered, 'twas his will.— JOHN PETER HEBEL — Sunday Morning.

For, bless the gude mon, gin he had nis ain way, He'd na let a cat on the Sabbath say “ mew;" Nae birdie maun whistle, nae lambie maun play, An' Phœbus himsel' could na travel that day, As he'd find a new Joshua in Andie Agnew.— MOORE — Sunday Ethics. St. 3.

E'en Sunday shines no Sabbath day to me.— POPE — Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Prologue to the Satires. L. 12.

See Christians, Jews, one heavy sabbath keep, And all the western world believe and sleep. C.— POPE — The Dunciad. Bk. III. L. 99.

The sabbaths of Eternity, One sabbath deep and wide.— TENNYSON — St. Agnes' Eve. St. 3.