John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3683 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 3683 |
AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
QUOTATION: | The life which others pay let us bestow, And give to fame what we to nature owe. |
ATTRIBUTION: | The Iliad of Homer. Book xii. Line 393. |