John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5974 Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5974 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | His religion at best is an anxious wish,—like that of Rabelais, a great Perhaps. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Burns. Edinburgh Review, 1828. |
| Note 1. Browning: Bishop Bloughram’s Apology, “The grand perhaps.” [back] |