Source: The Sirens of Titan (1959), Chapter 3 “United Hotcake Preferred” (p. 85)
“No blood is from a turnip to be drawn.”
Act II., Scene III. — (Dormi).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 357.
Compare: Perlone Zipoli, Malmantile Racquistato, VIII, 75: Di rapa sangue non si puo cavare.
La Trinuzia (published 1549)
Original
Mal si può trar da la rapa sangue.
atto II, scena III
La Trinuzia
Variant: Mal si puo trar da la rapa sangue.
Source: Citato in Harbottle, p. 357.
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