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True disputants are like true sportsmen: their whole delight is in the pursuit.

Alexander Pope

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favors call She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all .
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But to the world no bugbear is so great, As want of figure and a small estate.
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