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

3168 Jonathan Swift 1667-1745 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3168
AUTHOR:Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
QUOTATION:The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Polite Conversation. Dialogue ii.
 
Note 1.
Use three physicians
Still: first, Dr. Quiet;
Next, Dr. Merryman,
And Dr. Dyet.
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