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

4263 William Mason 1724-1797 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4263
AUTHOR:William Mason (1724–1797)
QUOTATION:The fattest hog in Epicurus’ sty. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Heroic Epistle.
 
Note 1.
Me pinguem et nitidum bene curata cute vises,
…Epicuri de grege porcum
(You may see me, fat and shining, with well-cared for hide,—…a hog from Epicurus’ herd).—Horace: Epistolæ, lib. i. iv. 15, 16. [back]