John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5638 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5638 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Canto iv. Stanza 3. |