In search of Wit these lose their common Sense,
And then turn Criticks in their own Defence.
(An Essay On Criticism)
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Then share thy pain, allow that sad relief;Ah, more than share it!
Alexander Pope
But blind to former as to future fate, what mortal knows his pre-existent state?
Alexander Pope
In every age,
In ev'ry clime ador'd,
By saint, by savage, and by sage,
Jehovah, Jove, or Lord!
Alexander Pope
Blest, who can unconcern'dly find
Hours, days, and years, slide soft away
In health of body, peace of mind,
Quiet by day.
Alexander Pope
Edward and Henry, now the boast of fame,
And virtuous Alfred, a more sacred name,
After a life of gen'rous toils endur'd,
The Gaul subdu'd, or property secur'd,
Ambition humbled, mighty cities storm'd,
Or laws establish'd, and the world reform'd;
Clos'd their long glories with a sigh, to find
Th' unwilling gratitude of base mankind!
Alexander Pope
A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits.
Alexander Pope
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