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

8716 Phaedrus fl 1st ent AD John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8716
AUTHOR:Phaedrus (fl. 1st cent. A.D.)
QUOTATION:A mountain was in labour, sending forth dreadful groans, and there was in the region the highest expectation. After all, it brought forth a mouse. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Book iv. Fable 23, 1.
 
Note 1.
See Horace, Quotation 6. [back]