John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4279 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4279 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
| QUOTATION: | By sports like these are all their cares beguil’d; The sports of children satisfy the child. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Traveller. Line 153. |