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Death, only death, can break the lasting chain And here, ev'n then, shall my cold dust remain

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.
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