John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3851 John Byrom 1691-1763 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3851 |
| AUTHOR: | John Byrom (1691–1763) |
| QUOTATION: | The point is plain as a pike-staff. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epistle to a Friend. |
| Note 1. See Middleton, Quotation 12. [back] |