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

4468 William Cowper 1731-1800 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4468
AUTHOR:William Cowper (1731–1800)
QUOTATION:Pernicious weed! whose scent the fair annoys,
Unfriendly to society’s chief joys:
Thy worst effect is banishing for hours
The sex whose presence civilizes ours.
ATTRIBUTION:Conversation. Line 251.