John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9220 Fran&edilois Rabelais 1490-1553 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9220 |
| AUTHOR: | François Rabelais (c. 1490–1553) |
| QUOTATION: | He always looked a given horse in the mouth. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Works. Book i. Chap. xi. |
| Note 1. See Heywood, Quotation 33. [back] |