John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3864 Philip Dormer Stanhope
| NUMBER: | 3864 |
| AUTHOR: | Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773) |
| QUOTATION: | Chapter of accidents. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letter, Feb. 16, 1753. |
| Note 1. Chapter of accidents.—Edmund Burke: Notes for Speeches (edition 1852), vol. ii. p. 426. John Wilkes said that “the Chapter of Accidents is the longest chapter in the book.”—Robert Southey: The Doctor, chap. cxviii. [back] |