Before revision: Erasmus recorded it as an ancient proverb in his Adagia, although the earliest known instance is in the Alexandreis, a 12th-century Latin epic poem by Walter of Châtillon.Noted by Edward Charles Harington in Notes and Queries 5th Series, 8 (7 July 1877:14)
After revision: .Erasmus recorded it as an ancient proverb in his Adagia, although the earliest known instance is in the Alexandreis, a 12th-century Latin epic poem by Walter of Châtillon.Noted by Edward Charles Harington in Notes and Queries 5th Series, 8 (7 July 1877:14)