| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3808 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (16881744) |
| 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. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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