John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3487 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3487 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | True wit is Nature to advantage dress’d, What oft was thought, but ne’er so well express’d. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Criticism. Part ii. Line 97. |