John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5872 Pery Bysshe Shelley 1792-1822 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5872 |
| AUTHOR: | Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) |
| QUOTATION: | Power, like a desolating pestilence, Pollutes whate’er it touches; and obedience, Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth, Makes slaves of men, and of the human frame A mechanized automaton. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Queen Mab. iii. |
| WORKS: | Percy Bysshe Shelley Collection. |