John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4869 Sydney Smith 1771-1845 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4869 |
| AUTHOR: | Sydney Smith (1771–1845) |
| QUOTATION: | To take Macaulay out of literature and society and put him in the House of Commons, is like taking the chief physician out of London during a pestilence. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lady Holland’s Memoir. Vol. i. p. 265. |