John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3657 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3657 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Not two strong men the enormous weight could raise,— Such men as live in these degenerate days. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Iliad of Homer. Book v. Line 371. |
| Note 1. A mass enormous! which in modern days No two of earth’s degenerate sons could raise. Book xx. line 337. [back] |