John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3159 Jonathan Swift 1667-1745 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3159 |
| AUTHOR: | Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) |
| QUOTATION: | I mean you lie—under a mistake. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Polite Conversation. Dialogue i. |
| Note 1. You lie—under a mistake.—Percy Bysshe Shelley: Magico Prodigioso, scene 1 (a translation of Calderon). [back] |