John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3569 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3569 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Vain was the chief’s the sage’s pride! They had no poet, and they died. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Odes. Book iv. Ode 9. |