Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) English Romantic poet
When the Lamp is Shattered http://www.readprint.com/work-1382/Percy-Bysshe-Shelley (1822), st. 1 <br class="br">Context: When the lamp is shattered<br>The light in the dust lies dead —<br>When the cloud is scattered,<br>The rainbow's glory is shed.<br>When the lute is broken,<br>Sweet tones are remembered not;<br>When the lips have spoken,<br>Loved accents are soon forgot.
“Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow,
Why then, oh why can't I?”
Yip Harburg (1896–1981) American song lyricist
'"Over the Rainbow" in The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Context: Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow,
Why then, oh why can't I?
“My dream is to fly. Oh, my rainbow it is too high.”
Ruslana Koršunova (1987–2008) fashion model
"Model's Web rants pined for love" in Daily News (29 June 2009)
“There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm.”
John Heyl Vincent (1832–1920) American theologian
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 556.
G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English mystery novelist and Christian apologist
A popular internet misattribution.[citation needed] A number of variants of the "rain on your parade" theme appear, with different sources
Misattributed
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838) English poet and novelist
(26th July 1823) The Artist’s Studio
The London Literary Gazette, 1823
Ken Ham (1951) Australian young Earth creationist
Rainbow Lights at the Ark https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2016/12/20/rainbow-lights-at-ark/, Around the World with Ken Ham (December 20, 2016) <br class="br">Around the World with Ken Ham (May 2005 - Ongoing)
