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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 2918 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir William Temple (1628–1699) |
| QUOTATION: | When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Miscellanea. Part ii. Of Poetry. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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