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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

32 Geoffrey Chauer 1340-1400 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:32
AUTHOR:Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400)
QUOTATION:That he is gentil that doth gentil dedis. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Line 6752.
 
Note 1.
Handsome is that handsome does.—Oliver Goldsmith: Vicar of Wakefield, chap. i. [back]