John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3543 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3543 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Satire ’s my weapon, but I ’m too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Satires, Epistles, and Odes of Horace. Satire i. Book ii. Line 69. |