John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4518 William Cowper 1731-1800 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4518 |
| AUTHOR: | William Cowper (1731–1800) |
| QUOTATION: | How various his employments whom the world Calls idle, and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Task. Book iii. The Garden. Line 352. |