John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9223 Fran&edilois Rabelais 1490-1553 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9223 |
| AUTHOR: | François Rabelais (c. 1490–1553) |
| QUOTATION: | Send them home as merry as crickets. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Works. Book i. Chap. xxix. |