| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| |
| |
| NUMBER: | 2986 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (16311700) |
| QUOTATION: | Not heaven itself upon the past has power; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Imitation of Horace. Book iii. Ode 29, Line 71. |
| |
|
|