John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3138 Jonathan Swift 1667-1745 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3138 |
| AUTHOR: | Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) |
| QUOTATION: | Bread is the staff of life. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Tale of a Tub. Preface. |
| Note 1. See Mathew Henry, Quotation 10. [back] |