| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 35 |
| AUTHOR: | Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 13401400) |
| QUOTATION: | Therefore behoveth him a ful long spone, That shall eat with a fend. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Line 10916. |
| | Note 1. Hee must have a long spoon, shall eat with the devill.John Heywood: Proverbes, part ii. chap v.
He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.William Shakespeare: Comedy of Errors, act iv. sc. 3. [back] |
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