1894 Brewer’s / O / Only (The)
Jean Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825). Carlyle says, “In the whole circle of literature we look in vain for his parallel.” (German, Der Einzigë.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.