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

5330 Charles Lamb 1775-1834 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:5330
AUTHOR:Charles Lamb (1775–1834)
QUOTATION:I like you and your book, ingenious Hone!
  In whose capacious all-embracing leaves
The very marrow of tradition ’s shown;
  And all that history, much that fiction weaves.
ATTRIBUTION:To the Editor of the Every-Day Book.
WORKS:Charles Lamb Collection.