| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| Robert Hall. (1764–1831) |
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| 1 | | His [Burke’s] imperial fancy has laid all Nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation and every walk of art. |
| Apology for the Freedom of the Press. |
| 2 | | He [Kippis] might be a very clever man by nature for aught I know, but he laid so many books upon his head that his brains could not move. |
| Gregory’s Life of Hall. |
| 3 | | Call things by their right names…. Glass of brandy and water! That is the current but not the appropriate name: ask for a glass of liquid fire and distilled damnation. 1 |
| Gregory’s Life of Hall. |
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