John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3575 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3575 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | While pensive poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Dunciad. Book i. Line 93. |