John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4097 Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4097 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) |
| QUOTATION: | As with my hat 1 upon my head I walk’d along the Strand, I there did meet another man With his hat in his hand. 2 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Johnsoniana. George Steevens. 310. |
| Note 1. Elsewhere found, “I put my hat.” [back] |
| Note 2. A parody on Percy’s “Hermit of Warkworth.” [back] |