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The meeting points the sacred hair dissever From the fair head, forever, and forever! Then flashed the living lightning from her eyes, And screams of horror rend th' affrighted skies.

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise and rudely great... He hangs between in doubt to act or rest In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast In doubt his mind or body to prefer Born to die, and reasoning but to err.
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By flatterers besieged And so obliging that he ne'er obliged.
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Passions are the gales of life.
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Our proper bliss depends on what we blame.
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O peace! how many wars were waged in thy name.
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Consult the genius of the place, that paints as you plant, and as you work.
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Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd and make the learned smile.
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Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these.
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Hear how the birds, on ev'ry blooming spray, With joyous musick wake the dawning day.
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To dazzle let the vain design, To raise the thought and touch the heart, be thine!
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Chaos of thought and passion, all confused Still by himself abused or disabused Created half to rise, and half to fall Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled,- The glory, jest, and riddle of the world.
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Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
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What Tully said of war may be applied to disputing: It should be always so managed as to remember that the only true end of it is peace. But generally true disputants are like true sportsmen,--their whole delight is in the pursuit and the disputant no more cares for the truth than the sportsman for the hare.
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At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense.
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