| Benedict | No; if a man will be beaten with brains, he shall wear nothing handsome about him. |
Much Ado about Nothing
, act v. sc. 4.
Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) lectured at the Royal Institution in 1811 on poetry. The lectures were afterwards published in the
New Monthly Magazine
, of which he was editor (1820-30).
Campbell also apparently read his lectures aloud at private houses. Miss Berry (
Journal