John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Thomas Warton 1728-1790 John Bartlett
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| All human race, from China to Peru, 1 Pleasure, howe’er disguis’d by art, pursue. |
| Universal Love of Pleasure. |
| 2 |
| Nor rough, nor barren, are the winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strewn with flowers. |
| Written on a Blank Leaf of Dugdale’s Monasticon. |
| Note 1. See Johnson, Quotation 1. [back] |