John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
65 John Skelton 1460-1529 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 65 |
| AUTHOR: | John Skelton (1460–1529) |
| QUOTATION: | He ruleth all the roste. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Why Come ye not to Courte. Line 198. |
| Note 1. Rule the rost.—John Heywood: Proverbes, part i. chap. v. Her that ruled the rost.—Thomas Heywood: History of Women. Rules the roast.—Ben Jonson, George Chapman, Marston: Eastward Ho, act ii. sc. 1. William Shakespeare: 2 Henry VI. act i. sc. 1. [back] |