William B. Rhodes. c. 1790. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

William B. Rhodes. (c. 1790)

Who dares this pair of boots displace,
Must meet Bombastes face to face. 1

Bombastes Furioso. Act i. Sc. 4.

Bom. So have I heard on Afric’s burning shore
A hungry lion give a grievous roar;
The grievous roar echoed along the shore.
Artax. So have I heard on Afric’s burning shore
Another lion give a grievous roar;
And the first lion thought the last a bore.

Bombastes Furioso. Act i. Sc. 4.

Note 1.
Let none but he these arms displace,
Who dares Orlando’s fury face.
Cervantes: Don Quixote, part ii. chap. lxvi.

Ray: Proverbs. Thomas: English Prose Romance, page 85. [back]

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