John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3717 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3717 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | A green old age, 1 unconscious of decays, That proves the hero born in better days. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Iliad of Homer. Book xxiii. Line 929. |
| Note 1. See Dryden, Quotation 92. [back] |