John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3420 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3420 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | While man exclaims, “See all things for my use!” “See man for mine!” replies a pamper’d goose. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Man. Epistle iii. Line 45. |
| Note 1. Why may not a goose say thus?… there is nothing that yon heavenly roof looks upon so favourably as me; I am the darling of Nature. Is it not man that keeps and serves me?—Montaigne: Apology for Raimond Lebond. [back] |