John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6016 Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6016 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | Lord Bacon could as easily have created the planets as he could have written Hamlet. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Remark in discussion. |