John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4217 David Garrik 1717-1779 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 4217 |
AUTHOR: | David Garrick (1717–1779) |
QUOTATION: | Prologues like compliments are loss of time; ’T is penning bows and making legs in rhyme. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Prologue to Crisp’s Tragedy of Virginia. |