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Tis true, 'tis certain man, though dead, retains Part of himself the immortal mind remains.

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Chaste to her husband, frank to all beside, A teeming mistress, but a barren bride.
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Count all th' advantage prosperous Vice attains, 'Tis but what Virtue flies from and disdains: And grant the bad what happiness they would, One they must want--which is, to pass for good.
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