John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3225 Joseph Addison 1672-1719 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3225 |
| AUTHOR: | Joseph Addison (1672–1719) |
| QUOTATION: | Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense. The virtuous Marcia towers above her sex. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Cato. Act i. Sc. 4. |