John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3431 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 3431 |
AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
QUOTATION: | A wit ’s a feather, and a chief a rod; An honest man ’s the noblest work of God. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Man. Epistle iv. Line 247. |
Note 1. See Fletcher, Quotation 3. [back] |