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Order is heaven's first law.

Alexander Pope

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great... He hangs between in doubt to act or rest In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast In doubt his mind or body to prefer Born to die, and reasoning but to err.
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Act well your part, there all the honour lies.
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Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother About one vice and fall into another.
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The difference is too nice - Where ends the virtue or begins the vice.
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Sometimes virtue starves while vice is fed.
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Is that a birthday? 'tis, alas! too clear 'Tis but the funeral of the former year.
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Let sinful bachelors their woes deplore full well they merit all they feel, and more: unaw by precepts, human or divine, like birds and beasts, promiscuously they join.
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Let Joy or Ease, let Affluence or Content, And the gay Conscience of a life well spent, Calm ev'ry thought, inspirit ev'ry grace, Glow in thy heart, and smile upon thy face.
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To the Elysian shades dismiss my soul, where no carnation fades.
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Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
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You eat, in dreams, the custard of the day.
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Who dies in youth and vigour, dies the best.
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See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her head! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heav'n before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of Metaphysic begs defence, And Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense! See Mystery to Mathematics fly!
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By flatterers besieged And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.
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As some to church repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. These equal syllables alone require, Though oft the ear the open vowels tire While expletives their feeble aid do join, And ten low words oft creep in one dull line.
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Those oft are stratagems which errors seem Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream.
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In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend.
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Why has not Man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, Man is not a Fly. Say what the use, were finer optics giv'n, T' inspect a mite, not comprehend the heav'n.
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The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres.
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Live like yourself, was soon my lady's word, And lo! two puddings smok'd upon the board.
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