| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3572 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (16881744) |
| QUOTATION: | O thou! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaff, or Gulliver! Whether thou choose Cervantes serious air, Or laugh and shake in Rabelais easy-chair. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Dunciad. Book i. Line 19. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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