John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3592 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3592 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Stretch’d on the rack of a too easy chair, And heard thy everlasting yawn confess The pains and penalties of idleness. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Dunciad. Book iv. Line 342. |