John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3782 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3782 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | And what so tedious as a twice-told tale. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Odyssey of Homer. Book xii. Line 538. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, King John, Quotation 17. [back] |