John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9494 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1547-1616 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 9494 |
AUTHOR: | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547–1616) |
QUOTATION: | My thoughts ran a wool-gathering; and I did like the countryman who looked for his ass while he was mounted on his back. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Don Quixote. Part ii. Chap. lvii. |