Quote#Wisdom
A little garden little Jowett made, And fenced it with a little…
Quote byRichard Porson · 1759–1808
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: English Epigrams, "On Dr. Jowett, Fellow of St. John's, Cambridge".
English (original)
A little garden little Jowett made, And fenced it with a little palisade; A little taste hath little Dr. Jowett; This little garden doth a little show it.
— Richard Porson
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