Vain, very vain, my weary search to find That bliss which only…

Vain, very vain, my weary search to find That bliss which only centres in the mind.

Oliver Goldsmith

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What turned up: The Traveller. Line 423.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Oliver Goldsmith entry; The Traveller. Line 423.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; the original work is identified by title and locator. Literary excerpts, not claims of personal spoken testimo
Work: The Traveller. Line 423.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 17 October 2026The Traveller. Line 423.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Oliver Goldsmith entry; The Traveller. Line 423.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; the original work is identified by title and locator. Literary excerpts, not claims of personal spoken testimo

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