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

7459 Frederik Loker-Lampson 1821-1895 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7459
AUTHOR:Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821–1895)
QUOTATION:“Vanitas vanitatum” has rung in the ears
Of gentle and simple for thousands of years;
The wail still is heard, yet its notes never scare
Either simple or gentle from Vanity Fair.
ATTRIBUTION:Vanity Fair.