John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
32 Geoffrey Chauer 1340-1400 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 32 |
| AUTHOR: | Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400) |
| QUOTATION: | That he is gentil that doth gentil dedis. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Line 6752. |
| Note 1. Handsome is that handsome does.—Oliver Goldsmith: Vicar of Wakefield, chap. i. [back] |