John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3477 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3477 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | To rest, the cushion and soft dean invite, Who never mentions hell to ears polite. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Moral Essays. Epistle iv. Line 149. |
| Note 1. See Brown, Quotation 3. [back] |