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] |