John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2987 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 2987 |
AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
QUOTATION: | I can enjoy her while she ’s kind; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes the wings and will not stay, I puff the prostitute away. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Imitation of Horace. Book iii. Ode 29, Line 81. |