John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9310 Mihel Eyquem
| NUMBER: | 9310 |
| AUTHOR: | Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne (1533–1592) |
| QUOTATION: | It happens as with cages: the birds without despair to get in, and those within despair of getting out. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book iii. Chap. v. Upon some Verses of Virgil. |
| Note 1. See Davies, Quotation 2. [back] |