John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3486 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3486 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne’er was, nor is, nor e’er shall be. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Criticism. Part ii. Line 53. |
| Note 1. See Suckling, Quotation 10. [back] |