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

Lewis Theobald 1688-1744 John Bartlett

 
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    None but himself can be his parallel. 1
          The Double Falsehood.
 
Note 1.
Quæris Alcidæ parem?
Nemo est nisi ipse
(Do you seek Alcides’ equal? None is, except himself).—Seneca: Hercules Furens, i. 1; 84.

And but herself admits no parallel.—Philip Massinger: Duke of Milan, act iv. sc. 3. [back]