John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3484 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3484 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | A little learning is a dangerous thing; 1 Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Criticism. Part ii. Line 15. |
| Note 1. See Bacon, Quotation 18. [back] |