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

2964 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2964
AUTHOR:John Dryden (1631–1700)
QUOTATION:Sooth’d with the sound, the king grew vain;
Fought all his battles o’er again;
And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain.
ATTRIBUTION:Alexander’s Feast. Line 66.