John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8716 Phaedrus fl 1st ent AD John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8716 |
| AUTHOR: | Phaedrus (fl. 1st cent. A.D.) |
| QUOTATION: | A mountain was in labour, sending forth dreadful groans, and there was in the region the highest expectation. After all, it brought forth a mouse. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book iv. Fable 23, 1. |
| Note 1. See Horace, Quotation 6. [back] |