John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9256 Fran&edilois Rabelais 1490-1553 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9256 |
| AUTHOR: | François Rabelais (c. 1490–1553) |
| QUOTATION: | And thereby hangs a tale. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Works. Book v. Chap. iv. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, As You Like It, Quotation 26. [back] |