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Virtuous and vicious every man must be, few in the extreme, but all in the degree.
Alexander Pope
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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Whether with Reason, or with Instinct blest, Know, all enjoy that pow'r which suits them best.
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Behold the groves that shine with silver frost, their beauty withered, and their verdure lost!
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Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.
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