John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8385 Misellaneous John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8385 |
| AUTHOR: | Miscellaneous |
| QUOTATION: | Now bething the, gentilman, How Adam dalf, and Eve span. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | MS. of the Fifteenth Century (British Museum). |
| Note 1. The same proverb existed in German:— So Adam reutte, und Eva span, Wer war da ein eddelman? Agricola: Proverbs, No. 254. [back] |