Alexander Pope Eels Quotations

So man, who here seems principal alone, Perhaps acts second to some sphere unknown Touches some wheel, or verges to some goal; 'Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.

Index-learning turns no student pale, Yet holds the eel of Science by the tail. Index-learning is a term used to mock pretenders who acquire superficial knowledge merely by consulting indexes.

Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel?

How index-learning turns no student pale, Yet holds the eel of science by the tail!

Satire or sense, alas! Can Sporus feel? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?

He best can paint them who shall feel them most.