John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
125 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 125 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | She looketh as butter would not melt in her mouth. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part i. Chap. x. |
| Note 1. She looks as if butter would not melt in her mouth.—Jonathan Swift: Polite Conversation. [back] |