Tom Birch Is As Brisk As A Bee In Conversation; But No Sooner Does He Take
A Pen In His Hand, Than It Becomes A Torpedo To Him, And Benumbs All His
Faculties.
Tom Birch is as brisk as a bee in conversation; but no sooner does he take
a pen in his hand, than it becomes a torpedo to him, and benumbs all his
faculties.
-- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
