John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3557 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3557 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | One simile that solitary shines In the dry desert of a thousand lines. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Satires, Epistles, and Odes of Horace. Epistle i. Book ii. Line 111. |