John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
98 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 98 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | Let the world wagge, 1 and take mine ease in myne Inne. 2 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part i. Chap. v. |
| Note 1. Let the world slide.—William Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew, ind. 1; and, Let the world slip, ind. 2. [back] |
| Note 2. Shall I not take mine ease in mine inn?—William Shakespeare: 1 Henry IV. act iii. sc. 2. [back] |