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And what is friendship but a name

Quote byOliver Goldsmith · 1728–1774

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Ch. 8, The Hermit (Edwin and Angelina), st. 19..

English (original)

And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep, A shade that follows wealth or fame, And leaves the wretch to weep?

— Oliver Goldsmith

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