| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3493 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (16881744) |
| QUOTATION: | True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learnd to dance. T is not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Criticism. Part ii. Line 162. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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