John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5753 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5753 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe When tipp’d with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe; Like other charmers, wooing the caress More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet thy true lovers more admire by far Thy naked beauties—give me a cigar! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Island. Canto ii. Stanza 19. |