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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2109 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2109
AUTHOR:Robert Burton (1577–1640)
QUOTATION:As that great captain, Ziska, would have a drum made of his skin when he was dead, because he thought the very noise of it would put his enemies to flight.
ATTRIBUTION:Anatomy of Melancholy. Democritus to the Reader.