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Pierian Spring
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Pierian Spring
In
Greek mythology
, the
Pierian Spring
of
Macedonia
was sacred to the
Muses
. As the
metaphorical
source of knowledge of
art
and
science
, it was popularized by a couplet in
Alexander Pope
's poem "
An Essay on Criticism
" (1709): "A little learning is a dang'rous thing; / Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring."
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