John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3541 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3541 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Me let the tender office long engage To rock the cradle of reposing age; With lenient arts extend a mother’s breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death; Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep awhile one parent from the sky. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Prologue to the Satires. Line 408. |