| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 2875 |
| AUTHOR: | Abraham Cowley (16181667) |
| QUOTATION: | Let but thy wicked men from out thee go, And all the fools that crowd thee so, Even thou, who dost thy millions boast, A village less than Islington wilt grow, A solitude almost. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Of Solitude, vii. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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