John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3561 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3561 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | E’en copious Dryden wanted or forgot The last and greatest art,—the art to blot. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Satires, Epistles, and Odes of Horace. Epistle i. Book ii. Line 280. |