Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favors call She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all .
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He saw, he wish'd, and to the prize aspir'd. Resolv'd to win, he meditates the way, By force to ravish, or by fraud betray; For when success a lover's toil attends, Few ask, if fraud or force attain'd his ends.Alexander Pope
Ten censure wrong, for one that writes amiss.
Alexander Pope
Content if hence th' unlearn'd their wants may view, The learn'd reflect on what before they knew.
Alexander Pope
Dear, damned, distracting town, farewell Thy fools no more I'll tease This year in peace, ye critics, dwell, Ye harlots, sleep at ease.
Alexander Pope
And yet, believe me, good as well as ill,
Woman's at best a Contradiction still.
Alexander Pope
Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
Alexander Pope
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