John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1985 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1985 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626) |
| QUOTATION: | Like the strawberry wives, that laid two or three great strawberries at the mouth of their pot, and all the rest were little ones. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apothegms. No. 54. |
| Note 1. The custom is not altogether obsolete in the U. S. A. [back] |