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Let but thy wicked men from out thee go

Quote byAbraham Cowley · 1618–1667

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Works (1668), Of Solitude, vii.

English (original)

Let but thy wicked men from out thee go, And all the fools that crowd thee so, Even thou, who dost thy millions boast, A village less than Islington wilt grow, A solitude almost.

— Abraham Cowley

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