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Alexander Pope
Age: 56 †
Born: 1688
Born: May 21
Died: 1744
Died: May 30
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An atheist is but a mad, ridiculous derider of piety, but a hypocrite makes a sober jest of God and religion he finds it easier to be upon his knees than to rise to a good action.
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Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever.
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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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One thought of thee puts all the pomp to flight Priests, tapers, temples, swim before my sight.
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Trade it may help, society extend, But lures the Pirate, ant corrupts the friend: It raises armies in a nation's aid, But bribes a senate, and the land's betray'd.
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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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You beat your Pate, and fancy Wit will come: Knock as you please, there's no body at home.
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Fondly we think we honor merit then, when we but praise ourselves in other men.
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There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, ''Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.
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Hear how the birds, on ev'ry blooming spray, With joyous musick wake the dawning day.
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Where'er you walk cool gales shall fan the glade, Trees where you sit shall crowd into a shade. Where'er you tread the blushing flowers shall rise, And all things flourish where you turn your eyes.
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Persons of genius, and those who are most capable of art, are always most fond of nature: as such are chiefly sensible, that all art consists in the imitation and study of nature.
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In men, we various ruling passions find In women, two almost divide the kind Those, only fixed, they first or last obey, The love of pleasure, and the love of sway.
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The race by vigour, not by vaunts, is won.
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It is observable that the ladies frequent tragedies more than comedies the reason may be, that in tragedy their sex is deified and adored, in comedy exposed and ridiculed.
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To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
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To err is human to forgive, divine.
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All other goods by fortune's hand are given, A wife is the peculiar gift of Heaven.
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If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay If I am wrong, O, teach my heart To find that better way!
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In a sadly pleasing strain, let the warbling lute complain.
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