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Bartlett's "Familiar quotations": "A glancing bird's eye view" by a "morbid scholiast"

CitationCohen, Michael David. 2004. Bartlett's "Familiar quotations": "A glancing bird's eye view" by a "morbid scholiast". Harvard Library Bulletin 14 (2), Summer 2003: 55-74.

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• O VU 10,000 QUOTATIONS M~•• 111-o~ Ol'"f 111' l•H boo\

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.· ook : original · tism: hi diti • n w , · £ r "~ri1 . •JS and a writ r o · p ak r wa d fined very broad[ lio i a.dud fa· n1or, than the ]it ra:ry Ji t_ . ugge'-t d by th , rli.e t -i ndi ng;. Anyo,1 e . p . aking to d1. . :rn .ll t audi n

· c a to h 1 -_ 1 o ,n • r. o-r, · nd w. . j" :1 tifi d in · in him /h rs If it t . · ll1 :.cui<; lllry 1th 111 ·. l,ort , Bartlett Fa'-'1 il'iar · . uot;a ion.s. Fin 1Ll cover noti d du this book ont ]Ti!. d ' 1 . R i o ooo 1

th ti n .P · ,cket·- 'h! b o k. 'he pubH l1 r c ,,np red thi . l· ti .f qu, -taf •ns, bu· . nl · 'to ma mar1 · .. pcrba ok · a . u.m ·d its a.udi. nee W3 that O . U1 b inexpcn i . book ,: n: Ul 1 lud d th W ll.-, d l · t d but ab o aU literat · An1eri an . with a. sn1a.ll amount of par . chang to pend on

k . h _ intended .· d _rsl1ip was p,Jnding ~gain it liad :fi ty y - efore · •• uotations pproach . d it · hundr .. dth a r.t niversary,

m _ny .1m, ., .. h t · · · h lu 1c

rca · · to uplift" · .. ncr ti.on • ohn B nJett p 1.bH h ·d hims, lf carri . d th , tirl Coll lion of F,unilrar

u tatiotts witlJ ei·mpl t fie] In fr if ·: urhors ond· 'ubjars ( c· fi. ur ). Re . crs ·1, · 1rned that th o nt 1 t . · ,ould be · mili · r q uotaition · ., hough th itle did not

plain th t o - of th · ,o um , · ,. n1ad c ar that i h pu,rpo. · wa not ·ro t · 1ch read qu tati I the did not h.'\. ,dy know. Its. u , then n1u t bav b ·n in th • onl r 0th · info,rmati n ri ·. ·n: the phI . · . rigins.

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Th ir uro Pa_ ages tuuJ' Phms · iH mmu 11 . · e: hiefl°'y from Et1gl.ish Atdl1or. Fi · . t, A oll · tion o hat i · ! ' ~nu]i r Quotation . 1 ' \.\ras no )om g · r th cont I t of th coll fa.bd- he -. o k ·wa Fam i Uo._ , . uoMti n . the quotation ·in :id ·it w : no 11e · c · Ii ·t1y idc· tifi d a · fantiliar.' hi be i poit nt later. ot t'lOW, thou th the ubtitl tifil · tt t d th t th qu , tati n Wt! in ._ nun n use ' and b · implic., tion fa111ilfar to reade · in othe 'r worru th · r .. d -r hlp till consisted o rho A1n l~· can who ogniz . d th. quota ion~ . And th .ubtid nc:n: · 1nad th book' · pu p · s · · l . r: t · how tb · qu n .

1g1n ·, that Lntc ctu au . nee. Th n in 1 ~91 . th · mo . t in1port nt c~ n:ire in th .

ti.on he ·dit,ed B.c:E.tl rt ren.,, nJJed bis work Fmm'liar ,Q,wtatiom: A olle ti n ,of Passt1g j Ph M · ~. d _ ul .Proverb · Tra-li d .t,o Th ir 1,1,:1 - . in A, d tU <Jnd Mod rn

:1 -ra ure. hi . . : . c · incd tt ch "'d t , , v•i;.;; u ~quc a Littl •. , Brown edition! . nd tbe P m1~ book didon bor . th in11fa. tide Tii Shorter Btl'Tll'ett •· . t1mniar Quotation : coliectiofl f k J of Passages. Ph ras · · and Pro ,b, 1 me d t Tia· ir urce tn Anci nt a,td Wod rfl Lit mwre by Jol.n &rtl,'ett ( fim1rc , 9). h . fd · n · l n · er id ·ntifi th .· gu t : · oa a · · ·. omm · n or "familiar.·· 01d · th book ·wa Lb ·] d Familiar 1Qt1otations 11ot the ·· ·, nt . n. Ph.1.. h. 1.1gh the ub "Id. a know -, dg d that th quotation · \ ·, re 't ·ced o their · o,ur,c, ,. it did n · r , hi . a. h purpo"' e of th bo-ok · h

pre :1ou .· · ub .~tlc h 1d. Sh w·n th origu1 o · · familiar phra . 1n hav nuin d on pur-p o; e I but it w · no ]onger d . l' F T l

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mph ~i .· d J hn ard . tc . uth ·r c.. th

l i,.b uali · · of the book' q uotari ,on . . E rl on when an1.Hiarity and not quality

d . te rurined adn1.i . ion I and wh n a a r ult Il rd u: · k 1 , I dge o . th quotation s wa u nr "'m :rkabl the bo k ga v .littl or no att . ntion t ·· th .u h -. lkc M 1 H · ub-su b-H bra:ria.n h pla d an

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infc i · r i.n cont . nt to th . ninth edition th n i.n pnnt b · ittl . ·,. Br \ rn thi · . ad fron · u· t ], a had omc othe.:r ttra ti, 1 fo Hu t ( n ' Hurt

than it. :ize. . h' probably by i1. th _ aud1 . : th 1 . 5 . di6011 '1 . r Bartl . tt o igin l c reati . n, nd thu to h · .· oriS]na] ch . .ic o quo ration th:.. n

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t B . clc· riginal · 1oi~c qu . tati 11· ; h . n •thC,. firm a. b1owl ·d ·d th t th: ,;auota iot , and no th · ·r ong111 . , .. book tno t itnp .· .rt nt , atu re. Th quotation: , , , r of high qua·lity be au Ba tl tt had

n th n1 nc r]~ a I alf cntu_ b fore, n , · tho .·

dns point n ,.r. the titl · p g ., a tbc J · author a kr o, l gin " hi u . Jtly ur ·s 8, 9) . 1-: i n ln ·, in fa It, c · to • boo k , atta.-d · ng hin1 to th work i 1 a n . \V v a· . Na than H k. 11 le· prt.;:facc to the.: t 1th cditi n 1914 r ferred to th book a. B ·. t:l tt. - tni]i r Qu tati. ns. '. hti ·tophcr M rl ·y ·nt on· ·t,cp fiu -tll 1n · h le , n h editi n of 19 _ 7: , h lume b ca1n in1p·1 'Ban l tt ' ' thi . Bard tt, · or , U[

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~oo d Jd Ba · l tt- 1 Not -• n ·in, his el . e-page pr fa,: · d he U!- - he ti Je, Fat1,iUar, ~ot tt n . · · e.: fel, i i1n --rmn- t eep reminding re : _crs tha , the r ding John B rtl ~r - book. And ' nm.boob ,edit'on 1953 w , -nt one -r p furt11 r . tiU I tu Uy uttiug " ard n' ·n rhe book' . tid e- v,.vi. (s __ figure . ). Th _ - fu 11 i 1 r d rh ' hon r Ba·rtl u - Fm,ntlit1 - Quota i n : collect/ n fsi J if P'<mag ! Pl '1 e aud Pro,- rbs Tri c d ; - Th ir -· ·U:rcts rta An i nt and . d r:n Lit rature by Jolm Bali I t t.P bis w · his b- ok n -I -t ·v "'· - 1 ·\ ·ho did tb · -., -_ En_ •

h ' . , in ··'Bartlett. · , . n a.ppe red in larg r typ on th book , o er than tl.e re - f th- i k (~c figt ·r )- Th ib- ub-l·ibra .i 1 1 ha -_ nerg d ru ;t · .. Th b o , ' , alu _ la . laru (~ in i ·ud , ; .-h --pu I li h r • ~p _ t, I p opk tur-- h., e the book ba • nth ·ir faith in hi · o d t t . d1d ~rudiri n in uotati , n .

11 'high qu J"ty o th · gu ·~ tttiot1 re ulting fiorn hi - autbo . hip \vould h lp t k _ at r crs int ll . tuall .

'· n mo -c ture of th -tid p< first ap e h

compd r - centrality to th book ·. h ni thi

-n1 a sour kn w, -re u ry . , nJo· _

· t1i aud1 r · Orlgtn

--· uota :ti, -_

ha I r n -fo d Ftuttilia -th origins o · qn ration _ u,o, a.ti-on - for all lit -

lJ:, w E E ; , M 1· nt nt · f th b _ k r ces we \\rill · 1 nd thi p in - 1nad -xpli itly. So l -t u - fini h tt n1ing th -· pa ]r • w · hind!, and

] at tht: •re· c . L1 teUb-10 read , o"' . intend d purpo the hi t & m pr-o id.in £ nilliar q not tion ori · n · for -n ; nt [-

31 Dole , prc-&cc, v; Mod':),' pref. r v, ,. ili-:~.m. i,;,v--i,;,vi, ch w pn, •d' ng u • ~n hr: l UJc L1d i ~n bJ ., ·•[B]y·' ap~~d on dn· " line of tru: i Lt' ()Jg<' - tit! '


l ·· tual udL n . ·,.. to pr . id.in ., '\'V ·11-h . · tati B tl · t · ninc 1 prefa book ·

farnilia-r quotations . Th original pr fa be _rat b · d -ribing th . . " I b' f h" k . p u1 no ut1c rta.1n r nn . ~. 1e o ct o t . 1 ,vo 1 1

the: . bligati n - ,u- langu . g, · owe variou · au tho famili r qu tati • n h=ch ha. b· c m ·. 1hou eh . ]d

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kne\ th quotarjons: ind •. d dt y . 1r . hou ehold w · -d . Baid . tt provi . ed -Jt i ··rigin . It ·th fi urd dit "on I. e did a kn.o, l d.g · the difficulty of ,con6m.-io bJn elf to :m.if I h ,. ", WJ a, n · Ame·i - n gad . d _ fatnili:;1r an ·th n1ight not. lu , · . ·a u I h r · we · · mil- r t · · - bu . re .o cu ious. and happ -.r · that th . .author fc lt tetnpt d to indud · th

ur to in lud ·. on:I . h. s quot t · on . that 'the gen . era] · il re gm · .-ld fri n ,_ . · Alll o her n. · d r tio11

n n1ain d ' asid · fron1 d e purpo -"' o · hi · · · rni.nd sJighdy Uo,vil n a.ddlitional on id ration. In th ninth 6 \V pa g, · · h _ b .. n adtn itt d , i.thout : a -I irn to fatn ili.aTity, but gr· u I d , , in: id n c f th . u.fiht. till. thouJt Bartl t de ign · d th ._· book •• 1ro11nd .. eri · · mihar uotati [ . A :fi w ·unE milia phra · e u. · • poned b h • · backbon did not alt r tbe vo lum ~,. ntral purp .e.

A n • .· 1 ·. ury and new edi to . h r .. brough r with the1n a new purpos . C,eruin · th· cd·: · ns ;rer B · .-· 1 • t - d th d.d n t band 111 frm1lLrity , a • ra-terion • or qu tati is, .. d111ission. In th· t nth ··n, 1 • le a. _ 'cd · -· a . whi . h ha 1n. t , ith th seal of popular approv l' · 89 And Th Shorter Bartl ts FamUia: Q~h,tnti 11 . t}1 ugh a kno, }edging th.at ' [t]h c iteri., of e1ec-ti.on ... hav b · n chan . · ·d nd. tn difi "d n1,cwl t went n t , la'm d a 1 [t]h . · broad principL. s' o th volun1 r mained - Bartl . tt h. d ·c · th ·n1 th ni.n ty- igbt · an befor in hi origi r1,aJ pr fu .. which th new pr, .. fuce pro-cc d ·_ t _ n · - ty. l~·

., ne\ u :po .[ I Td. r ~pi cd · h . rigi1 al · ne in th . n i,. th century. n 19 I 4, D ol . di · us d th i1111port-anc of th · high qu lity of th · quo-tations. H had atten1pted to ch a phr.ase worth o · J hn B rrlett . in1pec= · a.bl · judgm n·. B L bo a . ording to Dole pr , ented readers. with 'th be t thin in lit · · tu .. ·~. 3 · Th qu t ti · n . 1n . th h . · u hor ,, not the u h rs of th quotations now to . k. nter · ta Tl • R ,ad -._. uld n · m thing from B ]ett and hili-hun1ble u c sor.

Aid liL u c o • ·o . . [ n th ]on - t p fac of an diti n-and ubli he1 d. en ed · '1p. •tau a1 · af1: '"n ·u ht •· pu ]Lh ·· pr _t·]y un -

ulat inter t in th " n w , didon-Chri toph . ·r od . . in I · 7 'xplain ·d , u t-right the h., nge he wa rnaki fl t Bartl tt . . o .3 H • riti i:l! d both B r · · and ol · who ·a.db red 1 ahno t with p d Jtcy\ to t 1 t u -b tone of fa1 :riliarity. Only phra or quotation · that h d gJJin . d wid . r cognit · on b .. on1c h .. pod 'r-tn ic ·w r adt.nitt d .. '' h1 th fl ·w dition 1 '·we ha.v, t i d to n1ak literary po\ver th· ~rit ·ri ·n , 1cb rd ao vvidth nd vul :1 rity f - , c.' 37 R .. ad I wou]d 11 d th

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' rm,,pr I~ rfif« IQ Tf,1 ir . It~ P. "J Pltmn1 fo t : C ieffy m E · ,fuh t~d.i 4th oo__

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iz -tion o th· , olun1 -. h nge r . · i d th

that ~11 the t\ n· i-

erni other ban e in 1 am i.Uar· · · ,wtatfr:ms. th hi ft in page d .·ign oc urr d n1or, uddC'n1y· than gradu Uy. O'r th fi . tt: ighty . c - , th lay-. ,ut ,of th quo arion . l e Jl k. · elegance ( , ·e figure Io). gi.e c lun1 1 a 1d ·n , ·a ·il legih f 1)t .·ize \.\i,j , h p'l n· .. and arou , rhe u, a,i, n _ 1 • ri ncal lio . t

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t]Oitl , ~ •en urroun h -~ t xt block '1Vith ., r,e . bord r. hough th · nt ·. iz gr.·dl!la]]y d cm.,.···;·. d to a con1n1odat th .. · x . anding -ont nt, it did · o Jl ode ] · nou rh · o · id ta.kin r on .-ra l pt=d a.pp · - ·· n ·c. An a. era Te p .. gt; in I ·, 5 · fit b u t t\ ir, n /- i.ght :Ii n .. : in 1 91 ab ut th i ry- igh · i. 1 ] 914 on1 bou · c·h irry-

:6 · ur. u blish ·r ught n t to · c · ap ·r nd mon~ ·. b crov· dling . · . n'll ny quo -ta.ti 11 a p . iibl onto a page- but rath r to pr du an attracu e · o1utn . ,. an , "lit(; re dcr:ship. Pcrh p. th 9 · · prin 1 the nin 1 ·. di · on b . t d mon .· t[ · tc that tiort. Littl [iQ\, n in , . ted in faqr r page for hi . printing; d._ pite u i.ng th. me block a · n pre u . p i 1tin · .·. nlr. ~,hit · 611 d th(; cnlarg ·d

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itd , Bro ·w fl r.. · ri I: · the c ]" n 0 di i-i n . between author beginning . _ ith th ·

fourth edition o I .. Thi5 chang .. r du · d th a1nount of hit . pa e bc-i \Veen h · qu ·j n ., thu renderi~g tl1e pag lightl n1tore cro, de --..

Much gr at r chan_ge. I :'37. Li. tl. Brown' ·. l . nth ti n I look d mu ·h lk -i n _ tban like earlier Famili' -r

r . du · ing the .• n1ou 1t o . · l':ritc · ·p., c · · 1 1unc:rou f o · · [ ot . rh • hort F Btl I ti · } mnili F Quotation· 1.

'\)· ith mailer t . ·x to ompcn . at for th -~ mallcr pa "'"' t o d a 1.1 U) quotati .on onto a page :i .. p ibl · the fa t that thi. ded-

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JOln d th genr nane an th auri. hi refi nc book iuade an unprec . d nlrl. d num - _ r • f qu · ··tati·· ··n- av il b]e fo,r _n ,. Ame : an ·ro nd and ]e rn ..

W ENCO . TE-R TWO n1or .. ] m nt · of th p ritext . w . fini. h le · · ing through Familiar Qrwtatfon : th indic nd arrangern _ nt f b · quo ation . Tl1 ar · intitnat ly la d and J ill n -. · d1 m t . h r. he - rc·maincd un han rc.d for . r, m , kabl r 1, n ..

.. ry . dition b f ofi I 9 • rured th · n1e indi . and b • i • truc-turc. h cd1t , · ord r d th.· •·1uot · -ns r · ugW hronoL gkall; b autho ·. 0 An . · [p~be ti ~1 index by .author p . ,c ded l-1 t t and · U bj. C in · e r . nd · d tb ohim ·. Thi . frrma · 110 , --d ·,h r a, •

o find a uotati . n \-vith a desi '.'C

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proce di d r to , inlil quota on

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hi rod . . t rv . · for th book in hi 1r937 p f-

ace. r o u ·_ th . book to . nid . chang . o · er tiu1e. h ., ,. a read --r 1.nu · hav

. me ·nt · t :1n hi tory- n in , T· not sit11pl in what od I thing · . on--ieon . aid a ou ,;,;v]uate· er ul1 ct h ·1 "n. I w t t · omm nt 6 ll from · rH - , . -1 :i., -n . Tb ·· d it . th n as.s.un1ed a high intelle nm] 1eve1 a1nong th.. fr re · d-

rs. Th . 1 c ·n1 tb 1n bo • k di ion.

or the first time.: th tru.ctur . , hanged. ditor Kath] · n proul arr 1ng d th quotation not chmn logi.c ]1 .. , bu

b tically by a:utho · . A . u bj t j ndex fi · Uowed tb . t . · ;, otnot, ·: p ared. h bo k no longer aJlow d re · den t ,g]id th r · ugh th h o · ratu . ,roul and P. nn books did ll ··· • t re den to c r · 1 ou id as or

phr · · ... ·lopm. nt. l c . r a · lu11cd 1,. w r intc.Jl _, . tual in -er st . i · not capa -i.ty, th ir udien . By .1 9 5 3 the int nd d audi , , · of Fann Ua Q~ ot.an ns b ' pa.nd ·d~ nd hi - • -di tor ., nd publi h r c.. d ro th n w r .ade

I ron Jogica] rang 111 nt fit th · · ld re rship w, ·. o p- uJ · , . P ·rmabooks im , ] ' r -m ·d it.

I 1855, Jo . B R .LE .. p-u.bli h -.d A Coll tion of Famili'trr Quo a·tions o hi int l-l tuaL re-·de:nhip could ]e ·. n. d. o 1g1n o phr I e-. th I ea .d nd u d '1n d ei

ha t" n 41 M ri ·, pn; ,_ · , :,,.-:,,:1,

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ev ryday ii . Though th · boo · r nt in. ·d in print or th n ( · nd b . .. n ) , o th t its p rpos . .. h n . d.. It m a quality and int .· .r ting quotations th · t i \.vid r, l -educated audi nc , - di · n t lwa. re ·grn . . It had b _lied Mel iUc'. ; lur of the gen . · frorn d . · b , . ·1u1in •. 1

but la . ·r rot. 1ll c-•-,., ............ fl th · ch -lad w d I · f ti . u lli- u b-]ibra .. ho1n and public librarie .··

A:· I n-1 ntioned . a, ]i r th~ . a.

ct d fa1 . t nds in An . . i , an pub-h hi.ng and po]id · al hi tory ..

d -·r d c ba.nli ·r of middl, --b ·ow ,-ul urt;, A erica.c piubli ] -

btw .. nWrldW . r and 19 .. ,o tr ,_ e 'O b in high u tur r, _ br _ d · udi . n nd th _ re b t, J • p nor -tlit An1 ci n ra.i. r,. th m .lv ,-s int U · tually. bi p:heno 1 '· ·non which began

after the popu I ·. i zing n , Familia, Q"' t ti tu

b ca1n evid nt with th refi r-·nc - .· nen.t d p .i1 ting of [ 89

u. ·d an d •· r·p .. _ f -nth ,log. -th · ri · , of gre t worh • f litcr:a-

cnnplish its d . n1 -ra-n1igh t p culat

u · i h·r r in . pirarion fron1 B, rd .. tt -ion of litde bits o th gr,. at , · rnrk hat wa n,ov.r de igned or a nu. s

r ad · hi. ·. Sure]. . ft . r th ar th ··· . ··dito . nd p, ·1bli. h ,- of Familiar 1Quota· ions .idcn · fi ·d th .... i1 volunl!e with th . n . w genr , in ll hkh i fit so wen.

Fr • n1 the d-nin te nth, th ni.id-t nti . th century the

a · · flower- . nd lo er-mid . e= • i.a · nencat · ll ·ks· 1 ger ·· ed, a , a r s dt of b th nu id b1ow publi l ers . ffi rts o ·ducat th 1

logi [ d v [ pn1 !l.l't that · ·rrnitt d the ma · production of low-co .t b . oks. For CJ an1p[ • be 7 'nuin - it r H Llttl Blue Book br ught ch ap editi • n o dassi -to ]1 1na. • llin fi r twe · 1ty-fiv - and lat r fiv · -n e., ch. In th.. 70 and e peci ,a11 th .[ . 3 o . ,, paperba k evoh.1ti 1 .· · ' brought a n w onn t of book to a , ide audience. ,B be lau r revolution allow d P' m1abooks to pu bli h The

hort r B rtlett I Famil,:ar Quorati ns. Th popul rizati n f book i r -e d o rapidly that in de in -erw-ar p i d it in; pired a. r actio 1 an1ong upp r- and upp 'r-middle class . · ·ri ·an. . R .. ·. · ·nting thii.: • ha.n . · it u h b · ·_. Fat11Uiar

u,otation they ceJ b -at d _pen;_i e 161- . diti , n that di tinguis]1 d d n1

-1,l . -1bi11, Mll'd 4 /.ti. lt r't1t. 1 hu r • . , . "ii- iri,,•, 43 F dt":rk; •- K1lpu • 11lt Evi,hHt-ilil ~h !wk (NY : .. •i~i, xf ord .· P, m 99 • m 26- 29.

.r-wrr I I . A spretrd from LJitl,:.

.Brau.'u 's d · fo,rt1ry-Ji •. IWflji.h Mr! r.11PJ' tJ 1 · 46. WJ~,,.,, · L"bmry Lil :u,,,,. . . 0 ,lffl,i!.$f,. 1 rd r aml i.Qt,VJ; Ha11wmJ olkR(.


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fr m h "" 'lit nu ma~ · ·. 44 th · d(; pr d '"ffi n:s of ittfo .· rO\i _rn P. ·nn bo k . in . a a.pt b ok fi ,r a ad r hip

b yond d . · lit rary 'ht . p Ii deal h ng . p r l] l d th - 11. l nt in ti _ ucin,., · h fi t c ·n . ry · Ft1miliar Quorari· ns fri n-An1, ri -., :n b , an1 citi -

ze1 , bfa. k n1 ·1 a 1 I all\ . 11 en v ot th . l ga] right to . ot , and th Unit , d Sitat n t b · ain a poptdarly l ct d bod . A. 1 ri an ut id th _ in e 11 u l

. ra,d~l, and g 1der,. d · i;te gain d rrrearer .ace t li --:r urc and pub-11 .· 1 -. · o d t, •, ·• on th th ·r h , id ·. n1u tan · ,u y in r as

to -ukuraJ L O\.vL ·d · ·. Famili r QmJMtioi1s h lped th n1 to do thE .

A·r ~rH[ ._ ·rao1NT l n1 · l t n1pt d to on dud . in th of · th . I ·1 an · m · , q 1 .. cd in amilfr1r Q •· MlioHs, ·That the i : th r · isn t an. 111or • .. · 4·5 Y t

that i · t ot q 11. itc nuc. In this s a I I ha e na[. zed th p tit xt o I the va.dott. Ant ri a:n. diti cm.. of John Bartl . tt · n thology ov r it. fi , 't hundred . ._ ·1 ha · r u d ·h I h . ·1 rury pr gr .. th . d.t rs a1 d · ublish ·rs .:dd£i .. <.:d

Fmuiliar Qu tari n~ t .. n ·xp., nding increa ingl d n10 l-atic . udi n . But other .t did th a tual ,re di.. n-

t . ·n r ~t1 ·c. th~ am,e . du a.tin· and popuku -PP rent in ti e p rit . xt? De\ I U- kn \ · n autho · a p ar

the edito . and pnbH h , a band · tl d th .· xp tation of re d rs p. i . r fan,m,ad· r

' i 11 th "'ln? rn t · ad or 11 addf. -1 di quo a j,on fr m :P pular cultu e, ga·1n .. dnti ~. · · : · h nc , audi ·nc ·~ h · ·n . lu..i n n . di t hi ti ... nd

· ·riod -u gge · .· iliat rh y did i but only tnuch id J on Ju. hre nswer. i.nan . did th

ul• not r, i .h d .. ,u (17 s-1809) ingl · u tation i 1 th· p ·~Ho. v h do . t thou hiv. r amd .h, ke o blue? ,.7

be l d 1953~ h :·ti n ,f

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·viou dition a111 frou1 'Gatfer ·. £Fer Grey? And · ·. h ·r doe thy n

[ rd1y f: ·inili r or irit ll -tually ins 1nn.g

,J, ·g:;.n • tnto n, &\::ir•~r ii'J rl t Book; f"llri ~riir.~iJ .tJd Crtr ~T,~r DTJtim.ri r rn ..-b rt'l"i..ir w I '

Y:il · , JOOO), 1- -J . ,11~ E~h •I IL . o r ... t111cb ·. " t ~1(3~ L i1~ Bard u, Sh11r; rr

&rrtm 's. :o. 46 nc 11ugh1 o profoa: ~· am·rn;pt. complc-1c-anal~rri.-

cil 1b-lio~ph)'. includin C'!.~' printin an.ii bindi111. of e h 1!'dmon. 1-hc dr-Ji111.;1;ck rnb c'mcm ,of he 1 9

printing of itht· J1 (I 1) Nl:ition ckmorntrnt'l':'i t~t' inlpOihnt p :riiextt1 l tln11~ conM 00111c bet\vccn he

ce;r,;rua'I R"..,i · • l:t i bj~ht , unlik -lr, iml

~1i~1.ti.on proc . 4' Thom Holcroft, ' · ;;r · C )':· qu :red in Bartl u.

ht Nm ~i:Jfjj!MPH ( 191 ). 61 .


c· n id'ted dftii n if 1nilia r Quotation

Dohn B . ] , ] . Coll ctio • of mniliar Qu fri'tion ,vith con plete InditJ s of Ar1tlwrs and libjecu. [ t d.] · an1b. ·d . MA: J Jn Bard tt ~ 1 · s _

[-------]. Coll.ction if F uiliar . uo a(<m~ , witl~ , , . mplet li-uUces if A ~~.rhor. . d ·. 1bjects. 'ltV [i .. 2ndj d. tnbridg MA: ohn Il a[tl .,,tt I s .

[-------] 1/Jertion of Fmuilin Quotalion with , . . o· npl e .l1:1dice. of A1~ilwr. an.d nbj r •. 3 . d- mbridg ·. MA: I ]1n B. _rd -, t I · 1-------]. Fa11:1ili ,-Quot tio· 1 •.;· B.in,?. .ta ~tt mp, t Trace t ;_ h ir · ur "' l :a~ a

and Pl1rascs in c: Chi,efl'y from En lish A~tlw·TS. 4th c.;d. ·I : L"tclc.;, Bro, n & o_ I 63.

John Bartl u.. J~ milfrn· Q'"rotcufon : B •·nfl · wi A.u mpt to 1 rare to 'Th .. fr · ourre Pa aj s (<lnd hra es in m.m ·n ·-· hiefly jh,w Hglf h Anti, rs. h . T 63. l ' print Bo ton: Littl. Bro, n o. I j.

-- - - . f.amiilar Qu.otnticm : B. i ig cm . ti mpt to · rat1 t Tl1 ir · tmrce Pa age_ in mm H' ·im~.tcd ed . . B .rw .· n 4th and ,. h . d. -] B : t n:.

itt l ·, [i · n & . , 8 . ------- . R mih:ar Quotations: B iri . 11 Attempt to Trace to Th .ir ·· ou,a., Passages

a _,d Phra es r~ , _ .uuon s . -·rh ed. B _ -on: Liul B own & 1 6 . · -------. F,a I ·uar Qn t<JtiOIJ : B in~ ,an Art mpl' to Trace t

afid Phms .sin ,CommoH s, . 5th · I. ·• . p -in , Bo ·con: i. 69.

------- - 1. Ii iliar Qnotntfons: B i·~1 . tm A . empt to · race to ,md' Phra . s ,., , tmuou · s "th ed. I 7L R . .: prin I 72.

--- ·---- . Famil'1ar Quotalfon : Bei,-,g tm A.ft mpt to Trac ta Th ir ou.rce Passage aud Phra ,es in mn1non e. th . d. 1 · L l p int . Bo ton: ittl - Br \ ' 1. ,& C . 1· 74.

------. FamUiar Q,-wtalhm : Bin au u mpr 1' Trace lo Th·ir · urre Pas a,.qe mid Phi se fri ommou e. 7th · . B ton: it · , B o n . 7 .

---,----. Fa.mi.liar Q• wtaiion : &ill" tm 1 /tempt to Traa? to Tl1eir · oum s Passages (Hd Phras it~ · omm· n . · " , ·h · I. 1 · n· in] Brown & ,· o_ I 2 ..

-------. Fmnifiar Quotalfon,; Be"rt~ an u n·Jpt 10 ·rra lo Their ur. · PassdJr and Ph.ras .· iu Cmmnon st · th .' . I · '2. Reprint Bo . on: Lin] · 1 Bro · n & Co. T , .

-------. Fam·uar Qu uuio s· 1 CoU· ti n of Pa .a ·. , P1~ra· iH Jru:ie,:lt and Mod rri ·1 "talun;. 9d ·d_

-------. Fon tUar Qu.ototioH ": oil c. foN if Pat::~ag· · , Pl1 re,;; nciet1t tlnd W J. ru .Lit. raw,e_ 9th ed_ 1 · :. 1T .. I: print~ B _·on:

1r e, , · - · n · , , 1 94. ------- .. Fmuiliar · iwtatioHs: CoUecfiofi ~f Passa , s Phras , and Proverb£ Tracrd

t-o 111eir nrce i ,, I ·id ,it mni N.l' d rn if mtu,e_ 9th ed_ 1 9 1.. Rcprhu, B st n: Linl · - \ 11 & · o .. ! 1 - 7.

------- , Fmni'li Q,uuat' u : . · · Ii cdo .

-4. I t~,• · e . mi1 :-d h - · chis; dimi ,1. "hr. • , it · ,_ cin.4,:d d ,; in" · ' i"l5. ch.t: 1h . di( rl: lh · 1.hiro did 1 .

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74 I B I B, U l , r

t Th ir orirce i itd · Br ~-n ·

Hd u muJ Wod rn Utermure . . , h ed. 1 91 . ..: ·, prio

IJ hn I Bartl,e t , . Colf ec ion of Fan ,:Ii, 1 Q!wtatfon.:s. ·wi tl1 Compl t J,idic s of A ut/t:o.,rs tmd . · u/Jject . [ a in1.ile of I-L . - . ... aldw ]]' .E.8 · 5 -· d.] : H.urs o. [[1 9-?].

J bn -., rd- tt . Famili · ,-QHot _ tfon • : Traced to Th ir oio:c l in nd nt arul Bo. tor-1: Littl Br , n & ' o 1909.

_ s : Ph n: _ - a'1d P:rm,c,,bs ·91 . . R -print

----. FaH ·u r Qu tat"om· A oil thm ef Passages~ Phr(ij ,s a ,d Pr!, rb,s Traced to Th fr urc · in n i fit -nd Moel rn Lit ralure . 9th ._ d. I 91. R rbn Bo ton: Litd . Br · wn & · o. • I t I E •

------- - fmnil'11_ Quotdticm ·: A .- II · t' u if las qg , Phra s! ,md Pnu ;b. '"frac d to TI-1 ir ur - fo n. i Jt and Wod r, L,:t 'ralure. oth ~cl. R · Na.than Ha k U Doi - . Bo ton: Liu] · Br \ 11 C . . [9 ,14.

- - - _ Familia· Qu,0tntfoR": A ,, ·o/1 . U_ n ,ef I a.ss-n. -• · , Phm- , .and Proverb Tra ~d to Th ir -__ urce fri An i tu nd i\4odern ·umtut1 ·. och , . R · . i cd aad ·nk r d b -Nathan Hask -i[ Dol . 9 I . . R print~ lJB,o t.on: . ittlt:' Brown & · o. , t -24.

-- -- -- J amiliar Quot tkm : A oil: ti' ·n of Passa - -, Phrns , ,,n1d ,l·roverb -Trac d ro IT1, ·, urce· if! An i- ,u nd Woden, Ul rawre 10th . d. Re i cd and nl " · b

tha1 Ha k · Dol ·. 914. · .· cprint, o ton: ittl Bro, n & ! 927. ------- .. Fmni liar Quotatioru: A · o/1 aim, of Passage. Phm e and Pro, erbs T me d

tf) Tf-a,, Jr · ·urce a Anri-nt and .. Wod rn Lit raw_ . 10th _ d R i - d and nla - e -·. than H k • D, 1 ·. 191.4. ll · · rir.r , B · ro 1: ittl Bn:r 1 & ' o . , 9 3 4.

----- . Fmuiliar Q1mf tions: A Coll ctioJ1 of Passa es, Phras s and P1m .rbs Trac d ,w Their ' om:ce.s in Anci nt m1d \llod. n, Lilemture. ]. Hh ed. 1 ·dfred. b hri t ph ·r . ore and uell ·1 . - - re . · "t n · ime, o,w · C . 1 , 37.

-------. Fan ,:liar QucHati ns: A all-ction of Passa ' , Plira.s · s and P'm. · erbs Trac d fo Their our.f in A nci nt and !\tfod rn Literature. I th ed. dit d by · h " toph r M.o .] . y nd Louella. D. e tr. 1.c. 3 _ . . p int, Bo ton: Lltt1e, Br wn _

9,3 · . -- =-- -~. Rc.miliar Quot.ation ; oil ctior1 of Pass-ages Plu:ase..s m1,d Provems Tr. t,; d

t,0 111efr ou'1.i s in At1 i nt mid iv.lod'em .Literature. I -th d. ' dit ,d b hristop h M.or] and Lou ·Ila D. Ev·, ·retit. -·, on: - iu)_ Brown & Co .. 1 4 ..

------- . Fmniluir Q, ot -tio 1s; Collection of Passa -., Phras s ar1d Prov rbs Tr. d to 11wfr ur · 111 A~ci, nt m-ul fod rn .Literature,. 12th ed. diwd b hri toph r Mor1 - ., nd Lollella Q,. ·• . R -rint 1 Bo ·ton: Little , Bro · n &

49. - - ---- ·- . Die · hon r Bartlett s R mi liar ,Q1wlalfons: . · ,wU rtion of Passages Phra.s.e ,

mu/ Prov ros Trac d to Their · ifm_; itJ Anci nt and .fod rn Lite,:atw·e by John Bartle· t. - ditJ d b . .h i .. t,ophe. M.or]e , u.db D . t _ and K th]e -n ·--proul. r -J. RcpLint, Y: l · -rntJ boo ... , 19, · .

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