| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 7990 |
| AUTHOR: | Andrew Lang (18441912) |
| QUOTATION: | Theres a joy without canker or cark, Theres a pleasure eternally new, T is to gloat on the glaze and the mark Of china thats ancient and blue. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Ballade of blue China. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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