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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

1943 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1943
AUTHOR:Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
QUOTATION:Wives are young men’s mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men’s nurses. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Of Marriage and Single Life.
 
Note 1.
Robert Burton (quoted): Anatomy of Melancholy, part iii. sect. 2, memb. 5, subsect. 5. [back]