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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2040 Ben Jonson 1572-1637 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2040
AUTHOR:Ben Jonson (1572–1637)
QUOTATION:Hang sorrow! care ’ll kill a cat. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Every Man in his Humour. Act i. Sc. 3.
 
Note 1.
Hang sorrow! care will kill a cat.—George Wither: Poem on Christmas. [back]