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

2350 Samuel Butler 1612-1680 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2350
AUTHOR:Samuel Butler (1612–1680)
QUOTATION:For rhetoric, he could not ope
His mouth, but out there flew a trope.
ATTRIBUTION:Hudibras. Part i. Canto i. Line 81.