John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3854 Lewis Theobald 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3854 |
| AUTHOR: | Lewis Theobald (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | None but himself can be his parallel. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Double Falsehood. |
| Note 1. Quæris Alcidæ parem? Nemo est nisi ipse (Do you seek Alcides’ equal? None is, except himself).—Seneca: Hercules Furens, i. 1; 84. And but herself admits no parallel.—Philip Massinger: Duke of Milan, act iv. sc. 3. [back] |