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“A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.”
Provenance
- Source:
- She was a Phantom of Delight.
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 6296e5f96df7cfbb64188e04e112fc454e7a3d7a37d8a631bd597a98d755d069
public domain
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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