John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9359 Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas 1544-1590 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9359 |
| AUTHOR: | Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (1544–1590) |
| QUOTATION: | Even as a surgeon, minding off to cut Some cureless limb,—before in ure he put His violent engins on the vicious member, Bringeth his patient in a senseless slumber, And grief-less then (guided by use and art), To save the whole, sawes off th’ infested part. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | First Week, Sixth Day. |