John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9203 Fran&edilois Villon 1431-1463? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9203 |
| AUTHOR: | François Villon (1431–1463?) |
| QUOTATION: | Where are the snows of last year? 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Des Dames du Temps jadis. i. |
| Note 1. But where is last year’s snow? This was the greatest care that Villon, the Parisian poet, took.—Francis Rabelais: book ii, chap. xiv. [back] |