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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]