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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2961 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2961
AUTHOR:John Dryden (1631–1700)
QUOTATION:    With ravish’d ears
    The monarch hears;
    Assumes the god,
    Affects to nod,
And seems to shake the spheres.
ATTRIBUTION:Alexander’s Feast. Line 37.