John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9104 Diogenes Laërtius fl early 3d ent John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9104 |
| AUTHOR: | Diogenes Laërtius (fl. early 3d cent.) |
| QUOTATION: | Epimenides was sent by his father into the field to look for a sheep, turned out of the road at mid-day and lay down in a certain cave and fell asleep, and slept there fifty-seven years; and after that, when awake, he went on looking for the sheep, thinking that he had been taking a short nap. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epimenides. ii. |
| Note 1. The story of Rip van Winkle. [back] |