John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9216 Fran&edilois Rabelais 1490-1553 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9216 |
| AUTHOR: | François Rabelais (c. 1490–1553) |
| QUOTATION: | To return to our wethers. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Works. Book i. Chap. i. n. 2. |
| Note 1. ”Revenons à nos moutons,”—a proverb taken from the French farce of “Pierre Patelin,” edition of 1762, p. 90. [back] |