John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4468 William Cowper 1731-1800 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4468 |
| AUTHOR: | William Cowper (1731–1800) |
| QUOTATION: | Pernicious weed! whose scent the fair annoys, Unfriendly to society’s chief joys: Thy worst effect is banishing for hours The sex whose presence civilizes ours. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Conversation. Line 251. |