John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3415 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3415 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As to be hated needs but to be seen; 1 Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Man. Epistle ii. Line 217. |
| Note 1. See Dryden, Quotation 23. [back] |