| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3147 |
| AUTHOR: | Jonathan Swift (16671745) |
| QUOTATION: | If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letter to Miss Vanbromrigh, Aug. 12, 1720. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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