John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9605 Gesta Romanorum John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9605 |
| AUTHOR: | Gesta Romanorum |
| QUOTATION: | See how the world rewards its votaries. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Tale xxxvi. |
| Note 1. Ecce quomodo mundus suis servitoribus reddit mercedem (See how the world its veterans rewards.)—Alexander Pope: Moral Essays, epistle 1, line 243. [back] |