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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
Literary Historian
Poet
Translator
the City
Pope the Poet
Alexander I Pope
Alexander
I Pope
Positive
Motivational
Stealth
Find
Blush
Good
Reputation
Life
Charity
Kindness
Fame
Compassion

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Who are next to knaves? Those that converse with them.
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Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust.
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