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To observations which ourselves we make, we grow more partial for th' observer's sake.
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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What then remains, but well our power to use, And keep good-humor still whate'er we lose? And trust me, dear, good-humor can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail.
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