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Party-spirit at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.
Alexander Pope
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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Pleas'd look forward, pleas'd to look behind,And count each birthday with a grateful mind.
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A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.
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