John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1998 Thomas Middleton 1580-1627 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1998 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Middleton (1580–1627) |
| QUOTATION: | The worst comes to the worst. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Phœnix. Act iii. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. Worst comes to the worst.—Cervantes: Don Quixote, part i. book iii. chap. v. Marston: The Dutch Courtezan, act iii. sc. 1. [back] |