John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2348 Samuel Butler 1612-1680 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2348 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Butler (1612–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | Beside, ’t is known he could speak Greek As naturally as pigs squeak; 1 That Latin was no more difficile Than to a blackbird ’t is to whistle. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hudibras. Part i. Canto i. Line 51. |
| Note 1. He Greek and Latin speaks with greater ease Than hogs eat acorns, and tame pigeons peas. Cranfield: Panegyric on Tom Coriate. [back] |