John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2172 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 2172 |
AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (1577–1640) |
QUOTATION: | Marriage and hanging go by destiny; matches are made in heaven. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part iii. Sect. 2, Memb. 2, Subsect. 5. |
Note 1. See Heywood, Quotation 18. [back] |