John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4446 Charles Churhill 1731-1764 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4446 |
| AUTHOR: | Charles Churchill (1731–1764) |
| QUOTATION: | With curious art the brain, too finely wrought, Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epistle to William Hogarth. Line 645. |