Accept a miracle instead of wit,—
See two dull lines with Stanhope's pencil writ.


Lines written with the Diamond Pencil of Lord Chesterfield; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

Edward Young Quotes

Accept a miracle instead of wit,— See two dull lines with Stanhope's pencil writ.

Accept a miracle instead of wit,— See two dull lines with Stanhope's pencil writ.

Accept a miracle instead of wit,— See two dull lines with Stanhope's pencil writ.

Accept a miracle instead of wit,— See two dull lines with Stanhope's pencil writ.