John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
178 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 178 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | Hee must have a long spoone, shall eat with the devill. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part ii. Chap. v. |
| Note 1. See Chaucer, Quotation 35. [back] |