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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.