Tobias Smollett
Tobias Smollett
Tobias George Smollettwas a Scottish poet and author. He was best known for his picaresque novels, such as The Adventures of Roderick Randomand The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, which influenced later novelists such as Charles Dickens. His novels were amended liberally by printers; a definitive edition of each of his works was edited by Dr. O. M. Brack, Jr. to correct variants...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth19 March 1721
courage fall risk
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
thinking mad half
I think for my part one half of the nation is mad - and the other not very sound.
zest giving ham
One wit, like a knuckle of ham in soup, gives a zest and flavour to the dish, but more than one serves only to spoil the pottage.
sarcastic wise stupidity-and-ignorance
Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.