John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
28 Geoffrey Chauer 1340-1400 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 28 |
| AUTHOR: | Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400) |
| QUOTATION: | In his owen grese I made him frie. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Canterbury Tales. The Reves Tale. Line 6069. |
| Note 1. Frieth in her own grease.—John Heywood: Proverbs, part i. chap. xi. [back] |