John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4277 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4277 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | Man seems the only growth that dwindles here. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Traveller. Line 126. |