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

4160 Thomas Gray 1716-1771 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4160
AUTHOR:Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
QUOTATION:Daughter of Jove, relentless power,
  Thou tamer of the human breast,
Whose iron scourge and tort’ring hour
  The bad affright, afflict the best!
ATTRIBUTION:Hymn to Adversity.