The case of De Quincey in regard to opium-eating, is analogous
to the case of a painter who has no hands, and had learned to
paint with his toes. Many estimable artists might paint as well
with their hands; but it is natural that the man who paints with
his toes should be much more talked of, and attract a quite
disproportionate share of fame. The wonder is, to quote Dr.
Johnson’s phrase, not that the thing is done well, but that it
is done at all.--W. J. DAWSON, “The Makers of English
Prose.”
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=Dissipation of Force=--See FRICTION DISSIPATING FORCE.