John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2392 Samuel Butler 1612-1680 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2392 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Butler (1612–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | Love is a boy by poets styl’d; Then spare the rod and spoil the child. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hudibras. Part ii. Canto i. Line 843. |
| Note 1. See Skelton, Quotation 1. [back] |