John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3634 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 3634 |
AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
QUOTATION: | The mouse that always trusts to one poor hole Can never be a mouse of any soul. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | The Wife of Bath. Her Prologue. Line 298. |
Note 1. See Chaucer, Quotation 30. Herbert, Quotation 30. [back] |