John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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NUMBER: | 4085 |
AUTHOR: | Samuel Johnson (17091784) |
QUOTATION: | He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dullness in others. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Life of Johnson (Boswell). 2 Vol. viii. Chap. v. 1784. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, King Henry IV. Part II, Quotation 3. [back] | Note 2. From the London edition, 10 volumes, 1835.
Dr. Johnson, it is said, when he first heard of Boswells intention to write a life of him, announced, with decision enough, that if he thought Boswell really meant to write his life he would prevent it by taking Boswells!Thomas Carlyle: Miscellanies, Jean Paul Frederic Richter. [back] |
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