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. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum (edition 1607) [back] |