John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8741 Pliny the Elder AD 23-AD 79 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8741 |
| AUTHOR: | Pliny the Elder (A.D. c. 23–A.D. 79) |
| QUOTATION: | The bird of passage known to us as the cuckoo. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Natural History. Book xviii. Sect. 249. |