John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
155 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 155 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | New brome swepth cleene. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part ii. Chap. i. |
| Note 1. Ah, well I wot that a new broome sweepeth cleane—John Lyly: Euphues (Arber’s reprint), p. 89. [back] |