| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 2964 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (16311700) |
| QUOTATION: | Soothd with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles oer again; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Alexanders Feast. Line 66. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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