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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.