John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3519 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 3519 |
AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
QUOTATION: | Shut, shut the door, good John! fatigued, I said; Tie up the knocker! say I ’m sick, I ’m dead. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Prologue to the Satires. Line 1. |