Quote#Solitude
I praise the Frenchman, his remark was shrewd —
Quote byWilliam Cowper · 1731–1800
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Retirement (1782), Line 739 (Voltaire).
English (original)
I praise the Frenchman, his remark was shrewd — How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat Whom I may whisper — solitude is sweet.
— William Cowper
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