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

3691 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3691
AUTHOR:Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
QUOTATION:Two friends, two bodies with one soul inspir’d. 1
ATTRIBUTION:The Iliad of Homer. Book xvi. Line 267.
 
Note 1.
A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.—Diogenes Laertius: On Aristotle.

Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one.
Von Münch Bellinghausen: Ingomar the Barbarian, act ii. [back]