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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2987 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2987
AUTHOR:John Dryden (1631–1700)
QUOTATION:I can enjoy her while she ’s kind;
But when she dances in the wind,
And shakes the wings and will not stay,
I puff the prostitute away.
ATTRIBUTION:Imitation of Horace. Book iii. Ode 29, Line 81.
 


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