Before his sacred Name flies ev'ry Fault,
And each exalted Stanza teems with Thought!
(An Essay On Criticism)
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Each beast, each insect, happy in its own:Is Heav'n unkind to man, and man alone?
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Poets heap Virtues, Painters Gems at will,
And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill.
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I was not born for courts and great affairs,but I pay my debts, believe and say my prayers.
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To what base Ends, and by what abject Ways,
Are Mortals urg'd thro' Sacred Lust of praise!
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So very reasonable, so unmov'd,
As never yet to love, or to be lov'd.
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Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words,health, peace, and competence.
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