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

4225 William B Rhodes 1790 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4225
AUTHOR:William B. Rhodes (c. 1790)
QUOTATION:Bom. So have I heard on Afric’s burning shore
A hungry lion give a grievous roar;
The grievous roar echoed along the shore.
Artax. So have I heard on Afric’s burning shore
Another lion give a grievous roar;
And the first lion thought the last a bore.
ATTRIBUTION:Bombastes Furioso. Act i. Sc. 4.