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

3592 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3592
AUTHOR:Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
QUOTATION:Stretch’d on the rack of a too easy chair,
And heard thy everlasting yawn confess
The pains and penalties of idleness.
ATTRIBUTION:The Dunciad. Book iv. Line 342.