John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7314 James Russell Lowell 1819-1891 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7314 |
| AUTHOR: | James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) |
| QUOTATION: | A reading-machine, always wound up and going, He mastered whatever was not worth the knowing. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Fable for Critics. |