John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4160 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4160 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Gray (1716–1771) |
| QUOTATION: | Daughter of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and tort’ring hour The bad affright, afflict the best! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hymn to Adversity. |