John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3388 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3388 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Eye Nature’s walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Man. Epistle i. Line 13. |
| Note 1. See Milton, Quotation 218. [back] |