John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3377 Aaron Hill 1685-1750 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3377 |
| AUTHOR: | Aaron Hill (1685–1750) |
| QUOTATION: | First, then, a woman will or won’t, depend on ’t; If she will do ’t, she will; and there ’s an end on ’t. But if she won’t, since safe and sound your trust is, Fear is affront, and jealousy injustice. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Zara. Epilogue. |
| Note 1. The following lines are copied from the pillar erected on the mount in the Dane John Field, Canterbury:— Where is the man who has the power and skill To stem the torrent of a woman’s will? For if she will, she will, you may depend on ’t; And if she won’t, she won’t; so there ’s an end on ’t. The Examiner, May 31, 1829. [back] |