John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4508 William Cowper 1731-1800 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4508 |
| AUTHOR: | William Cowper (1731–1800) |
| QUOTATION: | There is a pleasure in poetic pains Which only poets know. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Task. Book ii. The Timepiece, Line 285. |
| Note 1. See Dryden, Quotation 95. [back] |