John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2842 Sir John Sukling 1609-1642 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2842 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir John Suckling (1609–1642) |
| QUOTATION: | “High characters,” cries one, and he would see Things that ne’er were, nor are, nor e’er will be. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Goblins. Epilogue. |
| Note 1. Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne’er was, nor is, nor e’er shall be. Alexander Pope: Essay on Criticism, part ii. line 53. There ’s no such thing in Nature, and you ’ll draw A faultless monster which the world ne’er saw. Sheffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire: Essay on Poetry. [back] |