| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3284 |
| AUTHOR: | George Farquhar (16781707) |
| QUOTATION: | Cos. Pray now, what may be that same bed of honour? Kite. Oh, a mighty large bed! bigger by half than the great bed at Ware: ten thousand people may lie in it together, and never feel one another. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Recruiting Officer. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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