John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2984 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2984 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | Happy who in his verse can gently steer From grave to light, from pleasant to severe. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Art of Poetry. Canto i. Line 75. |
| Note 1. Heureux qui, dans ses vers, sait d’une voix légère, Passer du grave au doux, du plaisant au sévère. Nicholas Boileau-Despreaux: L’Art Poétique, chant 1 Formed by thy converse, happily to steer From grave to gay, from lively to severe. Alexander Pope: Essay on Man, epistle iv. line 379. [back] |