Politics. Education. Poignant. Art. Food. Aa0518b21b29e6fd15b442ba33f084b9e465cf83.jpeg from yimg.com. Leisure Reading. Heroes/inspirations. Obscure Knowledge. The phrase "to steal someone's thunder" was first spoken by a man whose thunder had literally been stolen: John Dennis (1657-1734), for his new play "Appius and Virginia" had invented a new means of creating theatrical thunder.
His play was a dismal failure. A few nights later, Dennis was attending a performance of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and heard his own thunder being used.
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