John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3533 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3533 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | By flatterers besieg’d, And so obliging that he ne’er oblig’d; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, 1 And sit attentive to his own applause. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Prologue to the Satires. Line 207. |
| Note 1. See Quotation 248. [back] |