John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2097 John Flether 1579-1625 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2097 |
| AUTHOR: | John Fletcher (1579–1625) |
| QUOTATION: | And he that will to bed go sober Falls with the leaf still in October. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Bloody Brother. Act ii. Sc. 2. |
| Note 1. The following well-known catch, or glee, is formed on this song:— He who goes to bed, and goes to bed sober, Falls as the leaves do, and dies in October; But he who goes to bed, and goes to bed mellow, Lives as he ought to do, and dies an honest fellow. [back] |