| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3523 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (16881744) |
| QUOTATION: | Friend to my life, which did not you prolong, The world had wanted many an idle song. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Prologue to the Satires. Line 27. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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