John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3792 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3792 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | True friendship’s laws are by this rule exprest,— Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Odyssey of Homer. Book xv. Line 83. |
| Note 1. See Quotation 162. [back] |