John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
295 John Lyly 1554?-1606 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 295 |
| AUTHOR: | John Lyly (1554?–1606) |
| QUOTATION: | Goe to bed with the Lambe, and rise with the Larke. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Euphues and his England, page 229. |
| Note 1. To rise with the lark and go to bed with the lamb.—Breton: Court and Country, 1618 (reprint, page 182). Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed.—James Hurdis: The Village Curate. [back] |