John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2365 Samuel Butler 1612-1680 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2365 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Butler (1612–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | He ne’er consider’d it, as loth To look a gift-horse in the mouth. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hudibras. Part i. Canto i. Line 490. |
| Note 1. See Heywood, Quotation 23. [back] |