John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3835 John Gay 1685-1732 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3835 |
| AUTHOR: | John Gay (1685–1732) |
| QUOTATION: | That raven on yon left-hand oak (Curse on his ill-betiding croak!) Bodes me no good. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Fables. Part i. The Farmer’s Wife and the Raven. |
| Note 1. It was n’t for nothing that the raven was just now croaking on my left hand.—Plautus: Aulularia, act iv. sc. 3. [back] |