John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3401 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3401 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | The spider’s touch, how exquisitely fine! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Essay on Man. Epistle i. Line 217. |
| Note 1. See Sir John Davies, Quotation 1. [back] |