John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5287 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5287 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) |
| QUOTATION: | That passage is what I call the sublime dashed to pieces by cutting too close with the fiery four-in-hand round the corner of nonsense. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Table Talk. |