John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
173 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 173 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | One swallow maketh not summer. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part ii. Chap. v. |
| Note 1. One swallowe prouveth not that summer is neare.—Northbrooke: Treatise against Dancing. 1577. [back] |