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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

3112 Matthew Prior 1664-1721 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3112
AUTHOR:Matthew Prior (1664–1721)
QUOTATION:That air and harmony of shape express,
Fine by degrees, and beautifully less. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Henry and Emma.
 
Note 1.
Fine by defect, and delicately weak.—Alexander Pope: Moral Essays, epistle ii. line 43. [back]