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

2845 Sir John Denham 1615-1669 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2845
AUTHOR:Sir John Denham (1615–1669)
QUOTATION:Though with those streams he no resemblance hold,
Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold;
His genuine and less guilty wealth t’ explore,
Search not his bottom, but survey his shore.
ATTRIBUTION:Cooper’s Hill. Line 165.