| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 2164 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (15771640) |
| QUOTATION: | And this is that Homers golden chain, which reacheth down from heaven to earth, by which every creature is annexed, and depends on his Creator. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part iii. Sect. 1, Memb. 2, Subsect. 1. |
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