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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

8734 Pliny the Elder AD 23-AD 79 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8734
AUTHOR:Pliny the Elder (A.D. c. 23–A.D. 79)
QUOTATION:It is asserted that the dogs keep running when they drink at the Nile, for fear of becoming a prey to the voracity of the crocodile. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Natural History. Book viii. Sect. 148.
 
Note 1.
See Phædrus, Quotation 7. [back]