[28] "Dieu mesure le vent a la brebis tondue."—Henri Estienne. Premices. etc., p. 47, a collection of proverbs, published in 1594.
[29] Probably the original of Napoleon's celebrated mot, "Du sublime au ridicule il n'y a qu'un pas."
[28] "Dieu mesure le vent a la brebis tondue."—Henri Estienne. Premices. etc., p. 47, a collection of proverbs, published in 1594.
[29] Probably the original of Napoleon's celebrated mot, "Du sublime au ridicule il n'y a qu'un pas."