John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9251 Fran&edilois Rabelais 1490-1553 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9251 |
| AUTHOR: | François Rabelais (c. 1490–1553) |
| QUOTATION: | Plain as a nose in a man’s face. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Works. The Author’s Prologue to the Fifth Book. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Quotation 5. [back] |