John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
199 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 199 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | Would yee both eat your cake and have your cake? 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part ii. Chap. ix. |
| Note 1. Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?—George Herbert: The Size. [back] |