John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
95 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 95 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | Feare may force a man to cast beyond the moone. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part i. Chap. iv. |
| Note 1. To cast beyond the moon, is a phrase in frequent use by the old writers. John Lyly: Euphues, p. 78. Thomas Heywood: A Woman Killed with Kindness. [back] |