John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3490 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3490 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Criticism. Part ii. Line 133. |