John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3438 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3438 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Form’d by thy converse, happily to steer From grave to gay, from lively to severe. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Man. Epistle iv. Line 379. |
| Note 1. See Dryden, Quotation 64. [back] |