John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8734 Pliny the Elder AD 23-AD 79 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8734 |
| AUTHOR: | Pliny the Elder (A.D. c. 23–A.D. 79) |
| QUOTATION: | It is asserted that the dogs keep running when they drink at the Nile, for fear of becoming a prey to the voracity of the crocodile. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Natural History. Book viii. Sect. 148. |
| Note 1. See Phædrus, Quotation 7. [back] |