John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3537 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3537 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Satire or sense, alas! can Sporus feel? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Prologue to the Satires. Line 307. |