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

3808 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3808
AUTHOR:Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
QUOTATION:For dear to gods and men is sacred song.
Self-taught I sing; by Heaven, and Heaven alone,
The genuine seeds of poesy are sown.
ATTRIBUTION:The Odyssey of Homer. Book xxii. Line 382.