John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3529 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3529 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! 1 The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Prologue to the Satires. Line 169. |
| Note 1. See Bacon, Quotation 40. [back] |