John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3708 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3708 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Jove lifts the golden balances that show The fates of mortal men, and things below. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Iliad of Homer. Book xxii. Line 271. |