| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3717 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (16881744) |
| QUOTATION: | A green old age, 1 unconscious of decays, That proves the hero born in better days. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Iliad of Homer. Book xxiii. Line 929. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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