Have I broken any more of your confounded gallic regulations.
"To-morrow?"
Victoria Cross
980. In every respect, saving only the feeding upon frogs, which was probably an attribute of the gallic spirits alone, the above description corresponds with that of the Scottish Brownie.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
It was popular in France before it was appreciated amongst our countrymen; some antiquaries assert that it came to England from our gallic neighbours, or even from the Flemings, while others state that when John of Gaunt returned from Spain he was the means of making it known here, but we think there is little truth in the statement.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews