John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
186 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 186 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | The moe the merrier. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part ii. Chap. vii. |
| Note 1. Gascoigne: Roses, 1575. Title of a Book of Epigrams, 1608. Beaumont and Fletcher: The Scornful Lady, act i. sc. 1; The Sea Voyage, act i. sc. 2. [back] |