John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6019 Hartley Coleridge 1796-1849 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 6019 |
AUTHOR: | Hartley Coleridge (1796–1849) |
QUOTATION: | On this hapless earth There ’s small sincerity of mirth, And laughter oft is but an art To drown the outcry of the heart. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Address to certain Gold-fishes. |