| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3491 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (16881744) |
| QUOTATION: | Some to church repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. These equal syllables alone require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire; While expletives their feeble aid to join, And ten low words oft creep in one dull line. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Criticism. Part ii. Line 142. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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