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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

3529 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3529
AUTHOR:Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
QUOTATION:Pretty! in amber to observe the forms
Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! 1
The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare,
But wonder how the devil they got there.
ATTRIBUTION:Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Prologue to the Satires. Line 169.
 
Note 1.
See Bacon, Quotation 40. [back]