John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3457 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3457 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, Content to dwell in decencies forever. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Moral Essays. Epistle ii. Line 163. |