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

4609 Edward Gibbon 1737-1794 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4609
AUTHOR:Edward Gibbon (1737–1794)
QUOTATION:On the approach of spring I withdraw without reluctance from the noisy and extensive scene of crowds without company, and dissipation without pleasure.
ATTRIBUTION:Memoirs. Vol. i. p. 116.