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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

9675 Misellaneous Translations John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:9675
AUTHOR:Miscellaneous Translations
QUOTATION:After us the deluge. 1
 
Note 1.
On the authority of Madame de Hausset (“Mémoires,” p. 19), this phrase is ascribed to Madame de Pompadour. Larouse (“Fleurs Historiques”) attributes it to Louis XV. [back]