Norwich.
_"Homo Unius Libri"_ (Vol. viii., p. 569.).--D'Israeli devotes a chapter,
in the second series of his {90} _Curiosities of Literature_, to "The Man
of One Book." He says:
"A predilection for some great author, among the vast number which must
transiently occupy our attention, seems to be the happiest preservative
for our taste ... He who has long been intimate with one great author
will always be found a formidable antagonist.... The old Latin proverb
reminds us of this fact, _Cave ab homine unius libri_, Be cautious of
the man of one book."
and he proceeds to remark, that "every great writer appears to have a
predilection for some favourite author," and illustrates it by examples.