John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9566 Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière 1622-1673 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9566 |
| AUTHOR: | Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière (1622–1673) |
| QUOTATION: | What the devil did he want in that galley? 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Les Forberies de Scapin. Act ii. Sc. 11. |
| Note 1. Borrowed from Cyrano de Bergerac’s “Pédant joué,” act ii. sc. 4. [back] |