John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
194 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 194 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | The wrong sow by th’ eare. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part ii. Chap. ix. |
| Note 1. He has the wrong sow by the ear.—Ben Jonson: Every Man in his Humour, act ii. sc. 1. [back] |