| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 24575 |
| QUOTATION: | An open foe may prove a curse, But a pretended friend is worse. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | John Gay (16851732), British dramatist, poet. The Shepherds Dog and the Wolf, pt. 1, l. 33-4, Fables (1727). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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