John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4334 Oliver Goldsmith 1730?-1774 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 4334 |
AUTHOR: | Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774) |
QUOTATION: | When they talk’d of their Raphaels, Correggios, and stuff, He shifted his trumpet and only took snuff. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Retaliation. Line 145. |