John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2104 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2104 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (1577–1640) |
| QUOTATION: | They lard their lean books with the fat of others’ works. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Democritus to the Reader. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, King Henry IV. Part I, Quotation 21. [back] |