John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7887 Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837-1909 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7887 |
| AUTHOR: | Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909) |
| QUOTATION: | The more congenial page of some tenth-rate poeticule worn out with failure after failure and now squat in his hole like the tailless fox, he is curled up to snarl and whimper beneath the inaccessible vine of song. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Under the Microscope. |