Quote by: Tobias Smollett

I find that the old Roman baths of this quarter, were found covered by an old burying ground, belonging to the Abbey; through which, in all probability, the water drains in its passage; so that as we drink the decoction of the living bodies at the Pump-room, we swallow the strainings of rotten bones and carcasses at the private bath - I vow to God, the very idea turns my stomach!


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Author Bio


  • NameTobias Smollett
  • Description18th-century poet and author from Scotland
  • AliasesTobias George Smollett
  • BornMarch 19, 1721
  • DiedSeptember 17, 1771
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Historian; Novelist