John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8318 Misellaneous John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 8318 |
AUTHOR: | Miscellaneous |
QUOTATION: | Grand, gloomy, and peculiar, he sat upon the throne a sceptred hermit, wrapped in the solitude of his own originality. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Charles Phillips (1789–1859): The Character of Napoleon. |