John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2040 Ben Jonson 1572-1637 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2040 |
| AUTHOR: | Ben Jonson (1572–1637) |
| QUOTATION: | Hang sorrow! care ’ll kill a cat. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Every Man in his Humour. Act i. Sc. 3. |
| Note 1. Hang sorrow! care will kill a cat.—George Wither: Poem on Christmas. [back] |