| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 4283 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?1774) |
| QUOTATION: | Alike all ages. Dames of ancient days Have led their children through the mirthful maze, And the gay grandsire, skilld in gestic lore, Has friskd beneath the burden of threescore. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Traveller. Line 251. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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