John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8522 Plautus 254-184 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8522 |
| AUTHOR: | Plautus (c. 254–184 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | It was not for nothing that the raven was just now croaking on my left hand. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Aulularia. Act iv. Sc. 3, 1. (624.) |
| Note 1. See Gay, Quotation 21. [back] |