John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3633 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3633 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | A brave man struggling in the storms of fate, And greatly falling with a falling state. While Cato gives his little senate laws, What bosom beats not in his country’s cause? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Prologue to Mr. Addison’s Cato. |