| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| |
| Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. (1636–1711) |
| |
| |
| 1 | Happy who in his verse can gently steer
From grave to light, from pleasant to severe. 1 |
| The Art of Poetry. Canto i. Line 75. |
| 2 | | Every age has its pleasures, its style of wit, and its own ways. |
| The Art of Poetry. Canto iii. Line 374. |
| 3 | | He [Molière] pleases all the world, but cannot please himself. |
| Satire 2. |
| 4 | “There, take,” says Justice, “take ye each a shell;
We thrive at Westminster on fools like you.
’T was a fat oyster! live in peace,—adieu.” 2 |
| Epître ii. |
|
|
