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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 4479 |
| AUTHOR: | William Cowper (1731–1800) |
| QUOTATION: | I praise the Frenchman, 1 his remark was shrewd,— How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, Whom I may whisper, Solitude is sweet. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Retirement. Line 739. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Note 1. La Bruyère. [back] |
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