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And not a vanity is given in vain.

Alexander Pope

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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The vulgar boil, the learned roast, an egg.
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Presumptuous Man! the reason wouldst thou find,Why form'd so weak, so little, and so blind?First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess,Why form'd no weaker, blinder, and no less!Ask of thy mother earth, why oaks are madeTaller or stronger than the weeds they shade?Or ask of yonder argent fields above,Why Jove's Satellites are less than Jove?
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Consult the genius of the place, that paints as you plant, and as you work.
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Act well your part, there all the honour lies.
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Nay, fly to altars there they'll talk you dead For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Truth shines the brighter, clad in verse.
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Tis strange the miser should his cares employTo gain those riches he can ne'er enjoyIs it less strange the prodigal should wasteHis wealth to purchase what he ne'er can taste?
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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies, And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.
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Woman's at best a contradiction still.
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