John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4872 Sydney Smith 1771-1845 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4872 |
| AUTHOR: | Sydney Smith (1771–1845) |
| QUOTATION: | Macaulay is like a book in breeches…. He has occasional flashes of silence, that make his conversation perfectly delightful. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lady Holland’s Memoir. Vol. i. p. 363. |