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Death, only death, can break the lasting chain And here, ev'n then, shall my cold dust remain
Alexander Pope
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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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As some to Church repair, not for the doctrine, but the music there.
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Th' unwilling gratitude of base mankind!
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O Love! for Sylvia let me gain the prize, And make my tongue victorious as her eyes.
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Never elated while one man's oppress'd Never dejected while another's blessed.
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