John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
William B Rhodes 1790 John Bartlett
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| Who dares this pair of boots displace, Must meet Bombastes face to face. 1 |
| Bombastes Furioso. Act i. Sc. 4. |
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| Bom. So have I heard on Afric’s burning shore A hungry lion give a grievous roar; The grievous roar echoed along the shore. Artax. So have I heard on Afric’s burning shore Another lion give a grievous roar; And the first lion thought the last a bore. |
| Bombastes Furioso. Act i. Sc. 4. |
| Note 1. Let none but he these arms displace, Who dares Orlando’s fury face. Cervantes: Don Quixote, part ii. chap. lxvi. Ray: Proverbs. Thomas: English Prose Romance, page 85. [back] |