John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8384 Misellaneous John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8384 |
| AUTHOR: | Miscellaneous |
| QUOTATION: | When Adam dolve, and Eve span, Who was then the gentleman? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lines used by John Ball in Wat Tyler’s Rebellion. 1 |
| Note 1. Hume: History of England, vol. i. chap. xvii. note 8. [back] |