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Art still followed where Rome's eagles flew.

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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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Ambition first sprung from your blest abodes: the glorious fault of angels and of gods.
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The heart resolves this matter in a trice, Men only feel the smart, but not the vice.
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Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend.
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Offend her, and she knows not to forgive Oblige her, and she'll hate you while you live.
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Time conquers all, and we must time obey.
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Good-nature and good-sense must ever join To err is human, to forgive, divine.
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In death a hero, as in life a friend!
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Oh! blest with temper, whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day.
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Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.
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But see, the shepherds shun the noonday heat, The lowing herds to murmuring brooks retreat, To closer shades the panting flocks remove Ye gods! And is there no relief for love?
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See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her head! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heav'n before, Shrinks to her second cause, and is no more. Physic of Metaphysic begs defence, And Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense! See Mystery to Mathematics fly!
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In pride, in reas'ning pride, our error lies All quit their sphere and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the bless'd abodes, Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing drink of it deeply, or taste it not, for shallow thoughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking deeply sobers us again.
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The enormous faith of many made for one.
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In vain sedate reflections we would make When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take.
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Cursed be the verse, how well so e'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe.
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Never was it given to mortal man - To lie so boldly as we women can.
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No writing is good that does not tend to better mankind in some way or other.
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