| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3477 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (16881744) |
| QUOTATION: | To rest, the cushion and soft dean invite, Who never mentions hell to ears polite. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Moral Essays. Epistle iv. Line 149. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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