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Oft, as in airy rings they skim the heath, The clamtrous lapwings feel the leaden death Oft, as the mounting larks their notes prepare They fall, and leave their little lives in air.

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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the City
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I Pope
Death
Prepare
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Rings
Skim
Feel
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Leaden
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Heath
Life
Leave
Mounting
Lives
Larks
Fall
Airy

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