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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 3245 |
| AUTHOR: | Joseph Addison (1672–1719) |
| QUOTATION: | In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou ’rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow, Hast so much wit and mirth and spleen about thee, There is no living with thee, nor without thee. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Spectator. No. 68. |
| Note 1. A translation of Martial, xii. 47, who imitated Ovid, Amores iii. 11, 39. [back] |
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