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

3628 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3628
AUTHOR:Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
QUOTATION:How lov’d, how honour’d once avails thee not,
To whom related, or by whom begot;
A heap of dust alone remains of thee:
’T is all thou art, and all the proud shall be!
ATTRIBUTION:To the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady. Line 71.