John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3691 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3691 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Two friends, two bodies with one soul inspir’d. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Iliad of Homer. Book xvi. Line 267. |
| Note 1. A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.—Diogenes Laertius: On Aristotle. Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one. Von Münch Bellinghausen: Ingomar the Barbarian, act ii. [back] |