John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2153 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2153 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (1577–1640) |
| QUOTATION: | Set a beggar on horseback and he will ride a gallop. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part ii. Sect. 2, Memb. 2. |
| Note 1. Set a beggar on horseback, and he ’ll outride the Devil.—Bohn: Foreign Proverbs (German). [back] |