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

4127 Laurene Sterne 1713-1768 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4127
AUTHOR:Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)
QUOTATION:Great wits jump. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Tristram Shandy (orig. ed.). Vol. iii. Chap. ix.
WORKS:Laurence Sterne Collection.
 
Note 1.
Great wits jump.—John Byrom: The Nimmers. Buckingham: The Chances, act. iv. sc. 1.

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