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On wings of wind came flying all abroad.

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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And die of nothing but a rage to live.
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Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild In Wit a man Simplicity, a child.
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Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.
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Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.
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Party-spirit at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.
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Atheists put on false courage and alacrity in the midst of their darkness and apprehensions, like children who, when they fear to go in the dark, will sing for fear.
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