John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3696 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3696 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | I live an idle burden to the ground. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Iliad of Homer. Book xviii. Line 134. |