John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9339 Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas 1544-1590 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9339 |
| AUTHOR: | Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (1544–1590) |
| QUOTATION: | Not unlike the bear which bringeth forth In the end of thirty dayes a shapeless birth; But after licking, it in shape she drawes, And by degrees she fashions out the pawes, The head, and neck, and finally doth bring To a perfect beast that first deformed thing. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | First Week, First Day. |
| Note 1. See Burton, Quotation 7. [back] |