John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3398 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3398 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Seas roll to waft me, suns to light me rise; My footstool earth, my canopy the skies. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Man. Epistle i. Line 139. |
| Note 1. All the parts of the universe I have an interest in: the earth serves me to walk upon; the sun to light me; the stars have their influence upon me.—Montaigne: Apology for Raimond Sebond. [back] |