John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5175 Sir Walter Sott 1771-1832 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5175 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) |
| QUOTATION: | The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Answer to the Author of Waverley to the Letter of Captain Clutterbuck. The Monastery. |
| WORKS: | Sir Walter Scott Collection. |
| Note 1. Fearful concatenation of circumstances.—Daniel Webster: Argument on the Murder of Captain White, 1830. Fortuitous combination of circumstances.—Charles Dickens: Our Mutual Friend, vol. ii. chap. vii. (American edition). [back] |