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

4214 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4214
AUTHOR:Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
QUOTATION:Now as the Paradisiacal pleasures of the Mahometans consist in playing upon the flute and lying with Houris, be mine to read eternal new romances of Marivaux and Crebillon.
ATTRIBUTION:To Mr. West. Letter iv. Third Series.