John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2233 Beaumont and Flether John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2233 |
| AUTHOR: | Beaumont and Fletcher |
| QUOTATION: | One foot in the grave. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Little French Lawyer. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave.—Plutarch: On the Training of Children. [back] |