George Pope Morris Quotes

George Pope Morris was an American editor, poet, and songwriter.

✵ 10. October 1802 – 6. July 1864
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Famous George Pope Morris Quotes

“Near the lake where drooped the willow,
Long time ago!”

George Pope Morris

Near the Lake, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“A song for our banner! The watchword recall
Which gave the Republic her station:
"United we stand, divided we fall!"
It made and preserves us a nation!”

George Pope Morris

The Flag of our Union, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“The union of lakes, the union of lands,
The union of States none can sever,
The union of hearts, the union of hands,
And the flag of our Union forever!”

George Pope Morris

The Flag of our Union, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“Woodman, spare that tree!
Touch not a single bough!
In youth it sheltered me,
And I 'll protect it now.”

George Pope Morris

Woodman, spare that Tree! (1830), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

“In teaching me the way to live
It taught me how to die.”

George Pope Morris

My Mother's Bible, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

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