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] |