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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

3986 Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3986
AUTHOR:Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
QUOTATION:He left the name at which the world grew pale,
To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
ATTRIBUTION:Vanity of Human Wishes. Line 221.